Dammam vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1027
🏠 One person rent	$432	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$140
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$221
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	39	67
😀 Quality of life	71	51
🏙️ Population	903K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dammam is 158% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5279th and 8988th ($1005 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 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 2267th and 6200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Islamabad

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	Dammam	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$1443

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$238
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$278
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$335
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$281
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$311
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$352
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$307
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$277
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$393
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$330
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$303
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$298
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$399
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$240
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$344
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$268
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$347
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$289
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$386
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$364
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$337
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$508
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$260
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$399
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$423
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$290
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$449
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$394
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$567
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$328
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$338
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$448
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$307
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$455
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$401