Addis Ababa vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$739
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
33
40
😀 Quality of life
46
78
🏙️ Population
5.7M
903K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 28% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4519th and 5502nd ($1289 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7005th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Dammam

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Addis Ababa Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$8640

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Dammam

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