Dammam vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$494
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
40
70
😀 Quality of life
76
50
🏙️ Population
903K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dammam is 123% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5399th and 8843rd ($1037 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 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 1421st and 6696th 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
$6.6
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$3118

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$823
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$1109
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$928
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$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$2014
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$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
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$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
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$417
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$425
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$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379