Dammam vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$432	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$746
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$481
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	71
😀 Quality of life	71	65
🏙️ Population	903K	8.25M

The cost of living in Dammam is 59% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5279th and 7372nd ($1005 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 2267th and 4592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Hanoi

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	Dammam	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$13775

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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 Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$557
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$549
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$562
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$517
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$590
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$566
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$571
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$573
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$575
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$554
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$568
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$547
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$574
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$638
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1184
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$735
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$611
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$567
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$573
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$806
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$620
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1233
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$552
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$612
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$596
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$831
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$857
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$588
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$422