Dammam vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$432
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$247
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
71
61
🏙️ Population
903K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dammam is 44% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5279th and 6811th ($1005 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2267th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Tehran

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Dammam Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$1883

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$959
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$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569