Bangkok vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$416
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$2468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
40
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
5.68M
903K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 11% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5127th ($941 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1221st and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$8339

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

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