Abuja vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1923
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
39
40
😀 Quality of life
23
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
903K

The cost of living in Abuja is 30% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4364th and 5152nd ($1375 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9006th and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Dammam

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Abuja Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$7969

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$531
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$597
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$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
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$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
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$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
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$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
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$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
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$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
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$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
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$452
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$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
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$487