Dammam vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1121
🏠 One person rent
$514
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$33.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$215
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
46
😀 Quality of life
75
61
🏙️ Population
903K
1.34M

The cost of living in Dammam is 118% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5152nd and 8746th ($1059 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 28th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Makassar ranked 8th in Indonesia, while ranked 1491st and 5739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Makassar

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Dammam Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$8.92
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$9.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$5.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$0.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$0.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$3858

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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
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$470
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$482
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$468
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$475
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$566
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$510
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$556
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$387
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$427
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$436
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$530
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$780
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$493
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1115
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$511
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$439
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$504
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$450
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$421
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$499
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$437
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$520
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$507
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$500
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$402
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$358
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$386
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$501
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$416
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$428
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$419
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$412
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$497
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$423
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$499
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$381
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$400
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$490
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$436
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$640