Cologne vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$947
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$2468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
1.09M
903K

The cost of living in Cologne is 65% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 2551st and 5127th ($1744 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th 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 2.3 months in Dammam. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 12th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$8339

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$1068
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552