Baghdad vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$501
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1923
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
59
40
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
8.13M
903K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 8% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5729th and 5152nd ($976 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5887th and 1491st 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
$4.76
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$7969

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487