Baghdad vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$446
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$2256
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
57
40
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
8.13M
903K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 9% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6120th and 5502nd ($918 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6065th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$8640

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$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517