Dammam vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$419	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$3480
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	39	92
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	903K	629K

The cost of living in Dammam is 47% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 5777th and 2278th ($989 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 18th in Saudi Arabia and Germany, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 1641st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Dusseldorf

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	Dammam	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$22103

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$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

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851