Cairo vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$189
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$2256
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
84
40
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
9.61M
903K

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5502nd ($473 vs $1008) 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 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5895th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$8640

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26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517