Baku vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$378
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$1923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
40
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
2.3M
903K

The cost of living in Baku is 19% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6524th and 5152nd ($856 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5591st and 1491st 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
$8.84
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$7969

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$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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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