Dammam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$494
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
5
😀 Quality of life
76
45
🏙️ Population
903K
115K

The cost of living in Dammam is 151% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5399th and 8957th ($1037 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1421st and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Thimphu

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Dammam Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.73
🥤 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
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$633

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$931
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$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285