Dammam vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$475
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$444
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
40
😀 Quality of life
74
48
🏙️ Population
903K
5.94M

The cost of living in Dammam is 37% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5127th and 6559th ($1056 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 1259th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$1261

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$1243
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$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340