Dammam vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$432	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$309
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	72
😀 Quality of life	71	57
🏙️ Population	903K	16.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 120% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5279th and 8745th ($1005 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 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 2267th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Dhaka

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	Dammam	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$1449

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323