Cairo vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$190
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1923
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
40
😀 Quality of life
63
75
🏙️ Population
9.8M
903K

The cost of living in Cairo is 54% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8753rd and 5152nd ($483 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5501st and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Dammam

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Cairo Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$7969

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$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$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
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487