Dammam vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$799
🏠 One person rent
$432
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$138
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
71
35
🏙️ Population
903K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dammam is 204% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5279th and 9155th ($1005 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 2267th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$1496

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$959
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$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282