Dammam vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$494
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
91
😀 Quality of life
76
81
🏙️ Population
903K
1.52M

The cost of living in Dammam is 6% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5399th and 5047th ($1037 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 98th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 1421st and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$12285

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$931
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$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$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
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071