Dammam vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$419	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$175
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	39	66
😀 Quality of life	73	47
🏙️ Population	903K	1.96M

The cost of living in Dammam is 68% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 5777th and 7921st ($989 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 40th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1641st and 6374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Isfahan

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	Dammam	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$559

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$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

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699