Boston vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1994
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
676K
903K

The cost of living in Boston is 251% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 30th and 5399th ($3638 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 6th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 94th and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Dammam

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Boston Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$7883

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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