Bucharest vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$496
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
39
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
1.72M
903K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 5% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5404th and 5777th ($1036 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Romania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Romania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 642nd and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$8345

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$668
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$757
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$663
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$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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