Dammam vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$419
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$256
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
73
49
🏙️ Population
903K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dammam is 125% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5777th and 8895th ($989 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 1641st and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$3133

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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
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397