Dammam vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$419
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$155
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
24
😀 Quality of life
73
14
🏙️ Population
903K
4.35M

The cost of living in Dammam is 70% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5777th and 7980th ($989 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 26th in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 1641st and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$1831

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$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$621
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886