Bangkok vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2479
🏠 One person rent	$465	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	89	40
😀 Quality of life	73	76
🏙️ Population	5.68M	903K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 0.9% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5467th and 5399th ($1027 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2647th and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Dammam

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	Bangkok	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$7883

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2014
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$465
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$489
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$523
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1632
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$545
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$707
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$565
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$541
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$492
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$556
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$487
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2420
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1473
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2183
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$476
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$931
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529