Dammam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$514
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
40
29
😀 Quality of life
75
47
🏙️ Population
903K
846K

The cost of living in Dammam is 150% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5152nd and 8916th ($1059 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1491st and 6934th 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
$7.52
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$4078

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
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$1062
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$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
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$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
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$330
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$297
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$308
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$339