Dammam vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$419
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$6770
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
81
😀 Quality of life
73
98
🏙️ Population
903K
447K

The cost of living in Dammam is 71% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5777th and 41st ($989 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 2 months in Zurich. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 1641st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$9.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$20539

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843