Addis Ababa vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$604
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
39
😀 Quality of life
40
73
🏙️ Population
5.23M
903K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 12% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4928th and 5777th ($1103 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2.4 months in Dammam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6957th and 1641st 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
$6.55
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$8345

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547