Dammam vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$514
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
44
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
903K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dammam is 13% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5152nd and 6046th ($1059 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1491st and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Ulaanbaatar

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Dammam Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$8817

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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
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$904
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$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672