Dammam vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$494
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
40
45
😀 Quality of life
76
67
🏙️ Population
903K
1.04M

The cost of living in Dammam is 25% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5399th and 6642nd ($1037 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 1421st and 4954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Mersin

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Dammam Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$5678

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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
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$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
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$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
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$702
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$524
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
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$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042