Dammam vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$432
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$627
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
78
😀 Quality of life
71
67
🏙️ Population
903K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dammam is 99% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5279th and 8471st ($1005 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 532nd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 2267th and 3944th 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
$6.4
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
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$959
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$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617