Dammam vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$514
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
45
😀 Quality of life
75
69
🏙️ Population
903K
1.08M

The cost of living in Dammam is 29% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5152nd and 6663rd ($1059 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 1491st and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Nur-Sultan

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Dammam Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$6976

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553