Dammam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$432
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$436
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
39
5
😀 Quality of life
71
36
🏙️ Population
903K
79.2K

The cost of living in Dammam is 123% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5279th and 8761st ($1005 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 2267th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$701

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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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288