Dammam vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$458
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
40
69
😀 Quality of life
78
50
🏙️ Population
903K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dammam is 128% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5502nd and 8887th ($1008 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 1077th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$2738

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$908
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$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373