Almaty vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$585
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$2103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
39
😀 Quality of life
64
71
🏙️ Population
1.92M
903K

The cost of living in Almaty is 5% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4975th and 5279th ($1051 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 2.1 months in Dammam. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4635th and 2267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$8580

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$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$959
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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