Dammam vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$419
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
69
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
903K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dammam is 5% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5777th and 5350th ($989 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1641st and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$7369

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$928
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$783
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$1719
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$1810
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$548
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$1268
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$541
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$537
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$1457
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$1586
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$561
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$713
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$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
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$940
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$728
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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
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$912
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$744
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$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
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$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
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$1223
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$692
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$737
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$624
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$985
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$685
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$668