Dammam vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$514
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
71
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
903K
1.21M

The cost of living in Dammam is 24% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4339th ($1059 vs $1386) 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1491st and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Sofia

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Dammam Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$12236

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$821
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$2015
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$2100
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$454
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$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
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$471
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$1437
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$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
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$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
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$938
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$620
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$487

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$731
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$749
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$709
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$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
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$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
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$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
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$932
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$610
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$1020
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$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800