Asmara vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$224
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$2468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
40
😀 Quality of life
27
74
🏙️ Population
963K
903K

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8486th and 5127th ($520 vs $1056) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8455th and 1259th 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
$3.04
$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$8339

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$1006
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$897
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$943
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$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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$1068
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$1243
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$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
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$1196
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$597
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$525
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$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
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$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552