Calgary vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2564
🏠 One person rent
$1236
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$2016
$800
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$2348
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
53
40
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
1.31M
903K

The cost of living in Calgary is 101% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1670th and 5470th ($2127 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.3 months in Calgary compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Calgary ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 155th and 1127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1006
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2155
$681
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.6
$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.72%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3378
$1312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$7.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16041
$8186

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$1845
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$1810
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1667
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$1743
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$1537
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$1659
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$1854
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2618
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1971
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2379
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2351
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1785
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2238
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1842
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2255
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2090
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1853
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1760
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1907
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1888
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1778
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1632
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1999
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1857
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1440
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2253
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1517
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2067
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2109
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2031
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2665
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2081
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1968
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2026
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2549
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2455
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2415
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1923

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$1063
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1235
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1239
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$894
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1205
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$915
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$805
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1688
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1769
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$464
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1248
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$491
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$522
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1431
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1694
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$536
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$702
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$566
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$537
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$702
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$541
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$532
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$552
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1716
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1913
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$546
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$514
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$848
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2507
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1387
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2504
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1080
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$593
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$504
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1453
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$983
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$630
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$538