Asmara vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$212
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
9
40
😀 Quality of life
15
75
🏙️ Population
963K
903K

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8615th and 5152nd ($513 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9202nd and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.86
🥤 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
$206
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$7969

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$947
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$923
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$872
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$499
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$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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$965
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$1218
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$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
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$620
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$487