Dammam vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$475
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
45
😀 Quality of life
74
57
🏙️ Population
903K
1.34M

The cost of living in Dammam is 101% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5127th and 8440th ($1056 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 22nd in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 1259th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$4170

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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
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$508
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$522
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$506
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$512
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$597
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$553
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$606
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$355
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$460
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$469
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$580
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$845
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$497
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1267
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$553
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$475
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$509
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$614
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$441
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$503
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$510
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$511
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$501
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$505
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$365
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$410
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$502
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$453
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$464
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$486
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$439
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$527
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$442
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$507
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$417
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$421
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$493
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$408
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$544