Almaty vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$499
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
39
😀 Quality of life
65
73
🏙️ Population
1.92M
903K

The cost of living in Almaty is 5% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6015th and 5777th ($941 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4176th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$8345

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$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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