Accra vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$343
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1923
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
40
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
1.78M
903K

The cost of living in Accra is 12% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6110th and 5152nd ($927 vs $1059) 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 1.8 months in Dammam. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6218th and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Dammam

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Accra Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$7969

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$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$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
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$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
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$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
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487