Dammam vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$494
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
46
😀 Quality of life
76
58
🏙️ Population
903K
4.72M

The cost of living in Dammam is 36% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5399th and 6912th ($1037 vs $763) 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 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 1421st and 6157th 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
$6.6
$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$15015

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$931
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$1192
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$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691