Dammam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$494
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
40
29
😀 Quality of life
76
51
🏙️ Population
903K
846K

The cost of living in Dammam is 152% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5399th and 8958th ($1037 vs $412) 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 1.9 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 1421st and 6657th 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
$6.6
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$3536

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$793
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$465
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$489
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$523
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$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
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$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
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$931
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$635
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$340
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$285
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$319
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$284
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$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
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$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
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$253
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$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
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$276
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$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
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$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
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$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
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$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
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$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
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$363
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$363
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$281
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$298
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$284
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$347
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$293
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$314
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$360