Dammam vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$419
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
45
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
903K
1.34M

The cost of living in Dammam is 89% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5777th and 8488th ($989 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 35th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 1641st and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$3666

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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
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$515
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572