Accra vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$297
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$2256
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
40
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
1.78M
903K

The cost of living in Accra is 18% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6574th and 5502nd ($822 vs $1008) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6206th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$8640

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$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517