Alexandria vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$103
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
40
😀 Quality of life
56
76
🏙️ Population
5.36M
903K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 61% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8976th and 5399th ($400 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6248th and 1421st 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
$4.25
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$7883

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$341
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$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529