Dakar vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$639
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$1994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
31
40
😀 Quality of life
52
76
🏙️ Population
1.44M
903K

The cost of living in Dakar is 27% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4534th and 5399th ($1320 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Senegal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6578th and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$7883

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$1229
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$1236
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1176
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1178
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$518
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$537
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$605
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1127
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$878
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$659
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$852
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$990
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$979
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$977
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1058
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$993
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1016
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1323
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$1014
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1257
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1001
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1257
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1004
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$507
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$508
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$507
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$535
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$503
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$508
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$999
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$502
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$501
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$515
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1097

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529