Chennai vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$159
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
78
40
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
6.6M
903K

The cost of living in Chennai is 57% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8898th and 5502nd ($437 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5272nd and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$8640

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$327
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$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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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