Dammam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$432
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$236
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
28
😀 Quality of life
71
48
🏙️ Population
903K
846K

The cost of living in Dammam is 121% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5279th and 8752nd ($1005 vs $455) 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 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 2267th and 6452nd 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
$6.4
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$4.62
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$3189

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$868
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$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
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$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$355
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$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
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$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
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$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
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$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
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$293
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$311
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$312
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$400
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$315
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$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328