Abuja vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2468
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
40
😀 Quality of life
19
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
903K

The cost of living in Abuja is 42% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 3416th and 5127th ($1502 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8901st and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$8339

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