Chicago vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
39
😀 Quality of life
96
73
🏙️ Population
2.75M
903K

The cost of living in Chicago is 170% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 483rd and 5777th ($2667 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 2.4 months in Dammam. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 20th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$8345

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$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
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$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
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547