Dammam vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$475
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
40
13
😀 Quality of life
74
36
🏙️ Population
903K
948K

The cost of living in Dammam is 9% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5127th and 4590th ($1056 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Laos, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1259th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.5
🥤 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
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$9354

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$897
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$1223
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$901
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$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
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$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
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$634
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$552

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$543
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$1183
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$568
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$1253
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1161
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$537
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$579
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$558
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$584
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$691
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$500
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$496
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$633
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$592
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$513
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$641
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$647
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$604
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$595
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$715
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$717
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$513
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$554
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$941
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$644
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$591
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$753
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$610
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$573
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$569
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$393