Bucharest vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$525
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
40
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
1.72M
903K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 11% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4913th and 5502nd ($1116 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 2.2 months in Dammam. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 646th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$8640

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$970
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$910
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$885
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$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
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$692
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$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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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