Dammam vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1356
🏠 One person rent	$432	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$188
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$177
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	39	37
😀 Quality of life	71	36
🏙️ Population	903K	3.35M

The cost of living in Dammam is 142% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5279th and 8911th ($1005 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Ghana, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 2267th and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Kumasi

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	Dammam	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$0.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$4444

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$459
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$497
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$582
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$512
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$874
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$446
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$353
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$482
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$616
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$892
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1114
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$443
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$617
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$678
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$916
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$616
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$923
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$617
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$677
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$888
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$732
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$676
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$897
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$675
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$976
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$826
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$448
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$678
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$262
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$664
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$407
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$674
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$677