Asmara vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$212
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$2103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
39
😀 Quality of life
17
71
🏙️ Population
963K
903K

The cost of living in Asmara is 50% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8513th and 5279th ($498 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Eritrea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9076th and 2267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Dammam

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Asmara Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$8580

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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
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$959
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$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
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$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