Bangkok vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$424
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
40
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
5.68M
903K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 5% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5912th and 5502nd ($958 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1890th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$8640

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517