Chiang Mai vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$320
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
39
😀 Quality of life
63
73
🏙️ Population
1.2M
903K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 25% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6705th and 5777th ($742 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 4th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4766th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Dammam

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Chiang Mai Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2266
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13977
$8345

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$617
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$783
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$690
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$674
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
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$919
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1168
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$599
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$555
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$613
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$608
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$626
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$792
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$588
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$664
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$613
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$739
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$759
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$623
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$994
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$787
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1151
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$549
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$593
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$769
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$800
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$773
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$676
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$625
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$583

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$870
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$1226
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$1267
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$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
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$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
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$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
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$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
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$490
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$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
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$547