Dammam vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$494
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
63
😀 Quality of life
76
54
🏙️ Population
903K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 139% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5399th and 8914th ($1037 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1421st and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Karachi

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Dammam Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.96
☕ 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
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$1646

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$793
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$1923
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$2014
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$465
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$1281
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$489
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$523
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$1461
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$1632
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$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
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$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
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$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
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$931
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$635
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$529

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$365
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$326
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$392
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$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
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$257
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$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
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$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
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$331
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$382
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$269
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$467
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$813
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$351
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$297
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$294
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$1135
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$325
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