Dammam vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1368
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$3396
🏠 One person rent
$419
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$155
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
21
😀 Quality of life
73
34
🏙️ Population
903K
2.77M

The cost of living in Dammam is 28% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 5777th and 4173rd ($989 vs $1368) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 1641st and 7649th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$519
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$7.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$79.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$3349

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$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019