Dammam vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$419
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1779
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
91
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
903K
1.52M

The cost of living in Dammam is 12% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5777th and 4855th ($989 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 121st in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Kobe. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 1641st and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$14101

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094