Dammam vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$494
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$96
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
16
😀 Quality of life
76
18
🏙️ Population
903K
1.79M

The cost of living in Dammam is 9% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5399th and 4943rd ($1037 vs $1133) 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 1421st and 9166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$4523

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$1309
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$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
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$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458