Baku vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$320
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
48
39
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
2.3M
903K

The cost of living in Baku is 22% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6540th and 5777th ($776 vs $989) 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 0.6 months in Baku compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5306th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$8345

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$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547