Dammam vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$432	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$365
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	43
😀 Quality of life	71	55
🏙️ Population	903K	1.4M

The cost of living in Dammam is 27% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5279th and 6405th ($1005 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 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 2267th and 5931st 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	$6.4	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$5952

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625