Dammam vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$974
🏠 One person rent
$494
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
40
😀 Quality of life
76
60
🏙️ Population
903K
5.94M

The cost of living in Dammam is 50% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5399th and 7286th ($1037 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 1421st and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$929

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$793
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$1923
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$465
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$1281
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$489
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$523
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$1461
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$1632
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$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
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$565
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$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
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$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
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$931
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$635
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$286
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$287
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$382
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$346
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$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
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$366
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$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
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$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
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$310
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$733
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$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
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$344
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$502
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$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
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$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
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$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
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$301
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$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
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$303
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$321
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$360
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$296
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$326
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$319