Dammam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$419	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$570
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	39	5
😀 Quality of life	73	50
🏙️ Population	903K	115K

The cost of living in Dammam is 156% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5777th and 9013th ($989 vs $387) 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1641st and 6232nd 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	$6.51	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$691

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1226
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1267
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$878
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1218
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1719
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1810
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$548
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$541
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$537
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1586
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$713
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$558
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$556
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$507
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$557
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$879
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2309
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1503
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2084
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$588
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$490
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$940
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284