Dammam vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$419
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$408
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
43
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
903K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dammam is 9% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5777th and 6109th ($989 vs $907) 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1641st and 5802nd 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
$6.51
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$875
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$568
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$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594