Alexandria vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$1923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
40
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
5.36M
903K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 65% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 9023rd and 5152nd ($366 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6205th and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Dammam

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Alexandria Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$7969

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$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

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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