Dammam vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$494
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
40
35
😀 Quality of life
76
46
🏙️ Population
903K
948K

The cost of living in Dammam is 41% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5399th and 7063rd ($1037 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 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 1421st and 7083rd 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
$6.6
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$6746

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423