Dammam vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$494
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
75
😀 Quality of life
76
60
🏙️ Population
903K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dammam is 49% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5399th and 7267th ($1037 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 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 1421st and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$833

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$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$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
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
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$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546