Dammam vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$419
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$155
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
35
😀 Quality of life
73
36
🏙️ Population
903K
863K

The cost of living in Dammam is 47% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5777th and 7107th ($989 vs $672) 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 2.4 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 1641st and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$13630

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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
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441