Dammam vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$419
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
46
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
903K
3M

The cost of living in Dammam is 84% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5777th and 8365th ($989 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 71st in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 1641st and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797