Cologne vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$967
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2103
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
1.07M
903K

The cost of living in Cologne is 74% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 2484th and 5279th ($1752 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 12th and 2267th 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
$12.9
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$8580

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$959
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543