Dammam vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1281
🏠 One person rent
$419
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$197
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
19
😀 Quality of life
73
21
🏙️ Population
903K
214K

The cost of living in Dammam is 75% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 5777th and 8146th ($989 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 0.3 months in Dodoma. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dodoma ranked 6th in Tanzania, while ranked 1641st and 8808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
16.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$12314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$5816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$12.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$6316

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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
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$639
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$675
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$745
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$502
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$571
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$534
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$493
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1079
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$574
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$509
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$509
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$518
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$509
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$509
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$510
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$730
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$535
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$483
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$460
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$509
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$546
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$441
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$508
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$559
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$723
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$581
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$545
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$511
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$763
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$707
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$643