Dammam vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$475
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$162
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
47
😀 Quality of life
74
40
🏙️ Population
903K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dammam is 5% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5127th and 4761st ($1056 vs $1113) 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 2.3 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 1259th and 6935th 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
$6.65
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$2289

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DammamLagos

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507