Dammam vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$475
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$1100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
14
😀 Quality of life
74
17
🏙️ Population
903K
1.79M

The cost of living in Dammam is 0.6% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5127th and 5160th ($1056 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1259th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$5003

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$1068
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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
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457