Dammam vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$494
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
71
😀 Quality of life
76
78
🏙️ Population
903K
1.21M

The cost of living in Dammam is 22% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5399th and 4516th ($1037 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1421st and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$11223

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$545
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$565
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$541
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$711
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$492
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$547
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$537
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$556
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$1710
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$2070
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$551
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$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
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$861
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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$1148
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$571
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$476
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$713
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$763
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$871
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$787
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$704
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$878
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$857
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$617
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$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
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$733
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$705
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$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
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$887
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$694
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$619
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$1108
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$1002
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$983
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$716
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$759
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$571
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$708
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$769
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$609
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$695
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$1031
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$724
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$1069
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$759
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$1122
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$1272
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$851
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$607
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$678
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