Dammam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$475
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$238
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
40
28
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
903K
846K

The cost of living in Dammam is 152% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5127th and 8918th ($1056 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.3 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 1259th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Kathmandu

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Dammam Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$3409

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$1243
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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
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$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
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$304
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$292
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$370
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$280
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$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361