Dammam vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$494
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
48
😀 Quality of life
76
42
🏙️ Population
903K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dammam is 1% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5399th and 5500th ($1037 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 1421st and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Lagos

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Dammam Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$2622

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$1192
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$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$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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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
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$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
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$601
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$785
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$1551
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$562
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$664
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$386
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$612