Dammam vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$458
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
40
65
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
903K
566K

The cost of living in Dammam is 35% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5502nd and 3768th ($1008 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 462nd in Saudi Arabia and Germany, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 1077th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$14681

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$908
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$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563