Addis Ababa vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$407
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
39
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
3.04M
903K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 8% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5819th and 5279th ($923 vs $1005) 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 2.1 months in Dammam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7141st and 2267th 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
$6.72
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8580

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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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