Ashgabat vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$887
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
1.03M
903K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 74% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 2849th and 5399th ($1806 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6881st and 1421st 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
$28.8
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$7883

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$1763
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$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529