Dammam vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$475
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$323
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
44
😀 Quality of life
74
41
🏙️ Population
903K
4.72M

The cost of living in Dammam is 30% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5127th and 6399th ($1056 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Tanzania, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 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 1259th and 6871st 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
$6.65
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$19371

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$552
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$523
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$486
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$545
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$580
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$502
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$561
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$638
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$408
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$760
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$461
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$589
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1105
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1506
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$525
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$541
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$500
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1100
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$566
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$625
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1150
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$522
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$872
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$483
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$518
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$490
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$493
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$748
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$602
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$492
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$605
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$457
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$562
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$648
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$558
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$648
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$650