Dammam vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$494
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
68
😀 Quality of life
76
68
🏙️ Population
903K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dammam is 103% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5399th and 8643rd ($1037 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 498th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 1421st and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Zhengzhou

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Dammam Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$21713

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556