Dammam vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$995
🏠 One person rent
$432
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$184
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
63
😀 Quality of life
71
53
🏙️ Population
903K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 141% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5279th and 8902nd ($1005 vs $417) 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 2.1 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 2267th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$1093

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$959
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546