Dammam vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$475	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$275
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	40	13
😀 Quality of life	74	20
🏙️ Population	903K	989K

The cost of living in Dammam is 80% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5127th and 7807th ($1056 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Malawi, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 1259th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Lilongwe

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	Dammam	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$2351

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$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

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688