Accra vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$174
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
39
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
2.39M
903K

The cost of living in Accra is 42% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7827th and 5279th ($582 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ghana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5889th and 2267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$8580

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Distance City Cost of living
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$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$959
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543