Dakar vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3394
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$549
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
29
39
😀 Quality of life
47
73
🏙️ Population
1.44M
903K

The cost of living in Dakar is 21% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4607th and 5777th ($1198 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Senegal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6422nd and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.07
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.84
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6945
$8345

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$1095
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1203
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1051
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1062
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1003
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$488
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$520
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$569
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$649
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1039
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$889
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$678
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$866
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$972
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$835
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$840
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1030
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$974
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$994
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1213
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$898
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1138
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$979
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1146
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$574
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$983
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$495
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$497
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$496
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$528
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$494
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$498
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$971
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$496
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$494
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$495
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$503
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1047

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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