Cairo vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$162
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
39
😀 Quality of life
57
73
🏙️ Population
9.61M
903K

The cost of living in Cairo is 57% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8926th and 5777th ($424 vs $989) 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 2.4 months in Dammam. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5583rd and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$8345

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62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
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$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
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$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
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$1741

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Distance City Cost of living
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$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
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$490
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$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547