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Dammam vs Hai Phong

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Under balanced weights Hai Phong edges it, 56 to 55, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Dammam is stronger on healthcare; Hai Phong on cost of living. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 4.7 of 55 points (scores 42/100)Safety: 8.1 of 55 points (scores 73/100)Healthcare: 8.6 of 55 points (scores 78/100)Internet: 6.5 of 55 points (scores 59/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 55 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 5.1 of 55 points (scores 46/100)Climate: 5.6 of 55 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 5.6 of 55 points (scores 50/100)Quality of life: 7.1 of 55 points (scores 64/100)55
Dammam
out of 100

Saudi Arabia's Gulf port capital, with Bahrain across the causeway

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Cost of living: 7.1 of 56 points (scores 64/100)Safety: 7.5 of 56 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 56 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 6.7 of 56 points (scores 60/100)Visa ease: 3.9 of 56 points (scores 35/100)Getting there & around: 4.7 of 56 points (scores 42/100)Climate: 6.5 of 56 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 5.4 of 56 points (scores 48/100)Quality of life: 6.5 of 56 points (scores 58/100)56
Hai Phong
out of 100

Vietnam's northern port city, two hours from Hanoi and Ha Long

Full Hai Phong profile →Where to stay in Hai Phong →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricDammamHai Phong
Cost of living4264 ✓
Safety73 ✓68
Healthcare78 ✓67
Internet5960 ✓
Visa ease3435 ✓
Getting there & around46 ✓42
Climate5058 ✓
Air quality50 ✓48
Quality of life64 ✓58

Cost

MetricDammamHai Phong
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,588$900 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricDammamHai Phong
Homicides per 100k0.8 ✓1.9
Political stability (0–100)65.967.7 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)83 ✓71
Life expectancy76.4 yrs ✓73.8 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricDammamHai Phong
Download21 Mbps ✓18.9 Mbps
Upload8.7 Mbps17.8 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricDammamHai Phong
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival45 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival45 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricDammamHai Phong
Non-stop airport destinations39 ✓15
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricDammamHai Phong
Comfortable months per year67 ✓
Annual mean PM2.527.4 µg/m³ ✓28.2 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Dammam or Hai Phong?
Hai Phong is cheaper: about $900 per month versus $1,588 for one person.
Is Dammam or Hai Phong safer?
Dammam scores higher on safety (73 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Dammam or Hai Phong?
Dammam: a measured median of 21 Mbps versus 18.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.