Chicago vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1994
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
2.75M
903K

The cost of living in Chicago is 172% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 375th and 5399th ($2822 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 1.9 months in Dammam. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 22nd and 1421st 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
$19.9
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$7883

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529