Cairo vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$193
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$2103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
39
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
9.61M
903K

The cost of living in Cairo is 45% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8130th and 5279th ($549 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 Cairo compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5556th and 2267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$8580

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$513
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$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$959
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$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