Dammam vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$514
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
40
96
😀 Quality of life
75
95
🏙️ Population
903K
587K

The cost of living in Dammam is 30% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5152nd and 3925th ($1059 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 521st in Saudi Arabia and Germany, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 1491st and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Essen

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Dammam Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$9789

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538