Dammam vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$419
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$3234
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
903K
585K

The cost of living in Dammam is 35% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5777th and 3595th ($989 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 371st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 1641st and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$9380

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$870
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$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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431