Dammam vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$419
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
39
44
😀 Quality of life
73
62
🏙️ Population
903K
1.04M

The cost of living in Dammam is 25% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5777th and 6481st ($989 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 1641st and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$13097

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$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
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832