Dammam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$475
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
5
😀 Quality of life
74
34
🏙️ Population
903K
115K

The cost of living in Dammam is 150% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5127th and 8915th ($1056 vs $422) 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 2.3 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 1259th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$1068
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300