Dammam vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$419
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$227
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
13
😀 Quality of life
73
35
🏙️ Population
903K
948K

The cost of living in Dammam is 15% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5777th and 4681st ($989 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.4 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 1641st and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$9305

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
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$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
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$547

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Distance City Cost of living
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$555
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$1174
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$608
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1151
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$559
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$513
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$742
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$511
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$655
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$554
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$523
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$664
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$613
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$759
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$545
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$565
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$994
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$630
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$606
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$787
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$612
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$533
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$564
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$407