Baghdad vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$386
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2391
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
59
39
😀 Quality of life
52
73
🏙️ Population
8.13M
903K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 13% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6246th and 5777th ($859 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6059th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Dammam

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Baghdad Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$8345

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$737
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$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
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$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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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