Almaty vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$464
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
40
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
2.23M
903K

The cost of living in Almaty is 17% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6143rd and 5127th ($881 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4016th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$8339

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$785
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$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1068
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552