Chicago vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$2468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
903K

The cost of living in Chicago is 154% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 529th and 5127th ($2678 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 6th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 23rd and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$8339

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ChicagoDammam

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$1068
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552