Asmara vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$222
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
9
40
😀 Quality of life
18
76
🏙️ Population
963K
903K

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5399th ($531 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eritrea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9169th and 1421st 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
$3.29
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$7883

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$931
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$1017
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$858
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$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
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$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$931
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$1192
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$1309
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$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
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$2183
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$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$476
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$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
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$635
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$529