Chicago vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
97
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
903K

The cost of living in Chicago is 178% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 394th and 5502nd ($2799 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 7th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 16th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$8640

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Dammam

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