Dammam vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$458
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$3571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
40
95
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
903K
587K

The cost of living in Dammam is 34% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5502nd and 3903rd ($1008 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 1077th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575