Dammam vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$494
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
96
😀 Quality of life
76
64
🏙️ Population
903K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dammam is 62% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5399th and 7642nd ($1037 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 1421st and 5345th 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
$6.6
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$2262

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$1192
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$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$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
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
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$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
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$425
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$659
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$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488