Baghdad vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$417
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$2103
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
59
39
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
6.96M
903K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 11% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6005th and 5279th ($894 vs $1005) 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6198th and 2267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$8580

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$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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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