Dammam vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$514	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	40	14
😀 Quality of life	75	27
🏙️ Population	903K	1.16M

The cost of living in Dammam is 69% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5152nd and 7757th ($1059 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 1491st and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Naypyidaw

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	Dammam	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$261
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$8641

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$549
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$555
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$675
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$610
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$534
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$656
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$583
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$601
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$721
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$591
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$435
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$616
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$365
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$555
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$617
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$342
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$321
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$968
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$357
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$478
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$564
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$287
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$596
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$336
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590