Cologne vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$1923
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
1.09M
903K

The cost of living in Cologne is 83% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 2200th and 5152nd ($1941 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 21st and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Dammam

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Cologne Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$7969

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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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