Dammam vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$419
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$470
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
36
😀 Quality of life
73
45
🏙️ Population
903K
1.79M

The cost of living in Dammam is 66% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5777th and 7820th ($989 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.4 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 1641st and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$3176

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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
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762