Dammam vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$458	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	73
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	903K	16.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 117% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5502nd and 8829th ($1008 vs $464) 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 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 1077th and 6151st 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	$6.42	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$1844

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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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302