Dammam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$419
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
28
😀 Quality of life
73
45
🏙️ Population
903K
846K

The cost of living in Dammam is 123% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5777th and 8885th ($989 vs $443) 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 2.4 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 1641st and 6524th 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
$6.51
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$4063

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
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$547

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Distance City Cost of living
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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
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$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
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$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
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$279
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$309
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$288
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$379
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$282
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$329
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$330