Dammam vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$494
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
45
😀 Quality of life
76
56
🏙️ Population
903K
3M

The cost of living in Dammam is 108% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5399th and 8726th ($1037 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 72nd in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1421st and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Mashhad

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Dammam Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$627

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$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$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
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$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
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639