Cologne vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
40
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
1.09M
903K

The cost of living in Cologne is 95% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 2104th and 5502nd ($1968 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 23rd and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$8640

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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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