Dammam vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$458
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
77
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
903K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dammam is 100% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5502nd and 8651st ($1008 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 491st in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1077th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
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$908
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$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563