Dammam vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$514
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
13
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
903K
948K

The cost of living in Dammam is 9% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5152nd and 5785th ($1059 vs $968) 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 1.8 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 1491st and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$9878

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$778
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$1062
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$917
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$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
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$487

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Distance City Cost of living
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$564
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$1033
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$590
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$968
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$554
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$581
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$750
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$495
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$599
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$675
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$582
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$583
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$671
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$694
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$591
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$616
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$762
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$761
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$594
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$586
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$996
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$564
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$794
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$601
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$601
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$575
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$375