Dammam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$458
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
40
28
😀 Quality of life
78
51
🏙️ Population
903K
846K

The cost of living in Dammam is 136% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5502nd and 8921st ($1008 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Nepal, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1077th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$3066

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$908
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$1230
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$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
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$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348