Dammam vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$419
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
46
😀 Quality of life
73
41
🏙️ Population
903K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dammam is 13% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5777th and 4791st ($989 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Lagos. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 1641st and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$2307

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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
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$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
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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
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$787
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$1262
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$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
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$374
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$492