Dammam vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$432
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
40
😀 Quality of life
71
51
🏙️ Population
903K
5.94M

The cost of living in Dammam is 24% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5279th and 6358th ($1005 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 2267th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$1785

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$868
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$1285
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$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361