Baku vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$316	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$2468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	49	40
😀 Quality of life	60	74
🏙️ Population	2.3M	903K

The cost of living in Baku is 27% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6590th and 5127th ($766 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5270th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Dammam

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	Baku	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$8339

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552