Dammam vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$475
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
53
😀 Quality of life
74
44
🏙️ Population
903K
2.11M

The cost of living in Dammam is 119% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5127th and 8745th ($1056 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 47th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1259th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1337
🏡 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
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$10763

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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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501