Dammam vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$494
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
13
😀 Quality of life
76
45
🏙️ Population
903K
948K

The cost of living in Dammam is 2% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5399th and 5255th ($1037 vs $1056) 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 1.9 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 1421st and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$9882

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$523
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$1461
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$1632
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$545
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$707
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$565
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$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
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$492
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$547
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$537
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$556
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$1710
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$2070
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$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
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$861
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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$1148
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$571
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$476
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$581
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$621
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$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
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$585
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$590
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$610
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$567
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$730
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$626
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$583
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$601
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$780
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$496
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$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
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$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
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$710
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$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
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$656
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$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
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$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
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$587
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$1027
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$829
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$476
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$679
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$571
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$833
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$658
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$593
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$575
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$571
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$380