Dammam vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$475	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	40	48
😀 Quality of life	74	32
🏙️ Population	903K	5.35M

The cost of living in Dammam is 19% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 5127th and 6100th ($1056 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in Saudi Arabia and Sudan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 1259th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Khartoum

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	Dammam	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$2064

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Cities near Dammam

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

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$908
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$877
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$860
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1131
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$855
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$1006
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$897
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$488
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$487
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$496
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$662
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$974
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$838
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$329
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1146
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$654
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$979
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$508
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$506
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$910
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$829
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$335
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$886
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$482
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$905
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$362
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$542
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$482