Dammam vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$3513
🏠 One person rent
$475
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$1216
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$2980
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
40
96
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
903K
587K

The cost of living in Dammam is 27% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5127th and 3685th ($1056 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 413th in Saudi Arabia and Germany, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 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 1259th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$8902

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$1068
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448