Cairo vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$201
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1994
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
40
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
9.8M
903K

The cost of living in Cairo is 51% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8680th and 5399th ($506 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5610th and 1421st 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
$4.85
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$7883

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$394
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$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529