Dammam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$998
🏠 One person rent
$514
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
5
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
903K
115K

The cost of living in Dammam is 157% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5152nd and 8941st ($1059 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1491st and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$600

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274