Dammam vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$432
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$3682
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
53
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
903K
140K

The cost of living in Dammam is 63% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5279th and 344th ($1005 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Iceland, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 2267th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Reykjavik

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Dammam Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$10.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$6072

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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
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991