Dammam vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$514
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
16
😀 Quality of life
75
19
🏙️ Population
903K
1.79M

The cost of living in Dammam is 6% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4925th ($1059 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1491st and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$4525

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452