Dammam vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$419
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
78
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
903K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dammam is 89% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5777th and 8506th ($989 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 1641st and 3930th 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
$6.51
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$19861

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619