Dammam vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$494
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
40
12
😀 Quality of life
76
22
🏙️ Population
903K
1.23M

The cost of living in Dammam is 46% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5399th and 7179th ($1037 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Somalia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1421st and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Hargeisa

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Dammam Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$549

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
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$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
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$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
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$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
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$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542