Boston vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$2391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
39
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
676K
903K

The cost of living in Boston is 251% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 32nd and 5777th ($3467 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 89th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$8345

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Dammam

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