Dammam vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$514
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
63
😀 Quality of life
75
54
🏙️ Population
903K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 152% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5152nd and 8923rd ($1059 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1491st and 6375th 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
$7.52
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$1476

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$965
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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525