Dammam vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$419
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
76
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
903K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dammam is 33% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5777th and 6711th ($989 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1641st and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$886

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559