Dammam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$458
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
5
😀 Quality of life
78
42
🏙️ Population
903K
115K

The cost of living in Dammam is 140% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5502nd and 8940th ($1008 vs $420) 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 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1077th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289