Dammam vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$514
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
75
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
903K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dammam is 55% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5152nd and 7388th ($1059 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1491st and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Karaj

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Dammam Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$826

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484