Dammam vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$494
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
47
😀 Quality of life
76
55
🏙️ Population
903K
1.57M

The cost of living in Dammam is 83% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5399th and 8262nd ($1037 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 38th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1421st and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Shiraz

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Dammam Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698