Baghdad vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Baghdad | Dammam | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Baghdad is 14% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6020th and 5127th ($904 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 2.3 months in Dammam. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5970th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Baghdad | Dammam | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 49 km or 30 mi | Baqubah | |
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| 89 km or 55 mi | Karbala | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Hillah | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Ramadi | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Samarra | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Kufa | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Najaf | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Tikrit | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Al Diwaniyah | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Kut | |
| 190 km or 118 mi |  Ilam | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Kirkuk | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Samawah | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Sulaymaniyah | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Kermanshah | |
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| 307 km or 191 mi | Amarah | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Erbil | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Sanandaj | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Baneh | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Mosul | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Saqqez | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Khorramabad | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Piranshahr | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Mahabad | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | Andimeshk | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Dezful | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Bukan | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Sinjar | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Borujerd | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Duhok | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Hamadan | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Malayer | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Miandoab | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 53 km or 33 mi |  Isa Town | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Manama | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Qatif | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Riffa | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Jubail | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 163 km or 101 mi |  Al Khor | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Doha | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Bushehr | |
| 325 km or 202 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Borazjan | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Kazerun | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Riyadh | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Jahrom | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Shiraz | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Fasa | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Behbahan | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Abadan | |
| 473 km or 294 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 492 km or 306 mi | Yasuj | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Basra | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dubai | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Sharjah | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Ajman | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Izeh | |
| 604 km or 376 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
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| 616 km or 383 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
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