Dammam vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$419
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
44
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
903K
4.72M

The cost of living in Dammam is 37% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5777th and 6805th ($989 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Tanzania, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 1641st and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Dar es Salaam

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Dammam Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$8603

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$870
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509