Dammam vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$494
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
59
😀 Quality of life
76
81
🏙️ Population
903K
595K

The cost of living in Dammam is 17% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5399th and 4678th ($1037 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Latvia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1421st and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$17597

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$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
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$529

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$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
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$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406