Accra vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$278
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
39
😀 Quality of life
53
73
🏙️ Population
2.39M
903K

The cost of living in Accra is 24% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6680th and 5777th ($747 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ghana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6041st and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$8345

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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