Calgary vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2077
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$1942
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3168
$2468
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
53
40
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.31M
903K

The cost of living in Calgary is 97% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1646th and 5127th ($2077 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 153rd and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3283
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$841
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16603
$8339

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$2568
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$1886
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426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2284
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1638
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1770
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2007
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2163
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2054
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2327
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1786
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1792
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1612
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1884
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1632
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1761
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2248
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1446
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1883
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2023
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1968
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2616
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2021
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2050
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2490
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2466
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2181
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1068
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552