Dakar vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$529	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$2468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	29	40
😀 Quality of life	47	74
🏙️ Population	1.44M	903K

The cost of living in Dakar is 6% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4757th and 5127th ($1114 vs $1056) 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 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6427th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Dammam

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	Dakar	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$8339

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

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