Bandar Seri Begawan vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$629
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
34
40
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
50K
903K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 6% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4938th and 5152nd ($1123 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Brunei and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brunei vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2580th and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$7969

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$1233
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$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

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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