Ashgabat vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$836
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$2103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
39
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
828K
903K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 67% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 2737th and 5279th ($1679 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8379th and 2267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dammam

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Ashgabat Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$8580

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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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