Calgary vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1994
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
53
40
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
1.31M
903K

The cost of living in Calgary is 104% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1716th and 5399th ($2118 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 1.9 months in Dammam. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 209th and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dammam

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Calgary Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$7883

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$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529