Abuja vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$2256
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
39
40
😀 Quality of life
22
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
903K

The cost of living in Abuja is 50% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 3914th and 5502nd ($1514 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9057th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$8640

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$642
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$878
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$644
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$526
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$1051
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$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
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$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
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$632
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$961
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$1774
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$664
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$752
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$618
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$926
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$674
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$698
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$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
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$1131
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$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
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$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
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$665
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$755
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$1413
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$1363

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$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
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$549
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$1730
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$1942
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$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
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$889
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$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
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$571
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$459
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$1398
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$967
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$632
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$517