Dammam vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$419
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
14
😀 Quality of life
73
17
🏙️ Population
903K
1.79M

The cost of living in Dammam is 2% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5777th and 5639th ($989 vs $1007) 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1641st and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$4965

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498