Chennai vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$159
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
78
39
😀 Quality of life
66
73
🏙️ Population
6.6M
903K

The cost of living in Chennai is 56% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8907th and 5777th ($433 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4094th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$8345

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$329
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$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547