Dammam vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$904
🏠 One person rent
$419
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$187
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
73
31
🏙️ Population
903K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dammam is 163% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5777th and 9038th ($989 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 1641st and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Rawalpindi

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Dammam Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$1015

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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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286