Dammam vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$432	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$154
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	35
😀 Quality of life	71	40
🏙️ Population	903K	863K

The cost of living in Dammam is 57% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5279th and 7313th ($1005 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 8th in Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 2267th and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Dushanbe

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	Dammam	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$13332

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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 Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423