Chicago vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1923
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
2.75M
903K

The cost of living in Chicago is 169% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 358th and 5152nd ($2851 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 18th and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Dammam

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Chicago Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$7969

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487