Dammam vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$419
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$266
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
73
60
🏙️ Population
903K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dammam is 24% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5777th and 6443rd ($989 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1641st and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$1838

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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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564