Dammam vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$494
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
40
15
😀 Quality of life
76
27
🏙️ Population
903K
344K

The cost of living in Dammam is 52% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5399th and 7352nd ($1037 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1421st and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$1246

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$823
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$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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$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662