Dammam vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$419
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$315
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
52
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
903K
2.11M

The cost of living in Dammam is 91% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5777th and 8536th ($989 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th 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 0.6 months in Medan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1641st and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$11482

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$1226
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
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$544