Dammam vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$494
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
40
40
😀 Quality of life
76
58
🏙️ Population
903K
1.79M

The cost of living in Dammam is 77% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5399th and 8086th ($1037 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 1421st and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Mosul

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Dammam Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$2771

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$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$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
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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
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
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$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
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$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771