Dammam vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1078
🏠 One person rent
$419
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$282
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
72
😀 Quality of life
73
54
🏙️ Population
903K
16.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 131% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5777th and 8916th ($989 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 1641st and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$1444

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$870
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$301
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$271
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$380
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$295
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$256
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$339
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$290
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$279
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$294
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$296
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$307
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$312
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$335
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$309
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$342
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$335
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$353
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$341
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$336
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$343
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$311
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$336
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$461
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$344
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$343
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$351
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$360
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$340
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$334
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$338
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$338
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$408
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$298
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$390
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$356
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$317