Abidjan vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abidjan	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2935	$2554
🏠 One person rent	$569	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$2314
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	34	40
😀 Quality of life	39	76
🏙️ Population	5.62M	903K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 19% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4628th and 5482nd ($1253 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7397th and 1109th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Dammam

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	Abidjan	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.71%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$1317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$40
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.5	$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$78.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$298	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3358	$8258

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1091
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1092
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1087
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1115
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1097
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1091
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1114
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$602
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1153
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$538
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$640
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$789
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$606
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1126
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$442
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$710
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$501
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$568
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$892
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1002
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$735
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$860
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$739
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$858
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$606
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$743
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$500
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$799
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$750
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$749
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$537
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$882
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$506

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1063
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1226
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1240
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$893
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1205
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$913
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1688
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1762
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$464
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$489
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1430
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1695
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$537
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$699
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$564
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$537
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$702
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$493
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$541
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$533
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$553
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1915
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$547
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$515
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$692
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$851
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2512
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1383
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2504
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$592
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$506
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$987
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$535