Calgary vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$2357
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$1921
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
39
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
1.31M
903K

The cost of living in Calgary is 95% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1896th and 5641st ($1928 vs $987) 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 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Dammam ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 67th and 1530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$5903

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$2462
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$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
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$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$952
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1277
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1277
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$880
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1245
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$907
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1797
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1964
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$785
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$960
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$686
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$687
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1384
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1278
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$688
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$543
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$947
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$968
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$555
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$686
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$690
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$634
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$687
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$650
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$553
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$815
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$1924
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1343
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1129
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$542
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$689
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$858
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$637