Cologne vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$2391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
97
73
🏙️ Population
1.08M
903K

The cost of living in Cologne is 87% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 2308th and 5777th ($1851 vs $989) 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 16th and 1641st 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
$14
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$8345

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547