Dammam vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$514
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
40
35
😀 Quality of life
75
47
🏙️ Population
903K
948K

The cost of living in Dammam is 37% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5152nd and 6897th ($1059 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1491st and 6988th 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
$7.52
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$6733

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438