Bangkok vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$425
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
39
😀 Quality of life
74
73
🏙️ Population
5.68M
903K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 0.6% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5738th and 5777th ($994 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2.4 months in Dammam. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1355th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$8345

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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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