Dammam vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$475
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$433
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
40
29
😀 Quality of life
74
27
🏙️ Population
903K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dammam is 95% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5127th and 8317th ($1056 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Kenya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 1259th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Meru

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Dammam Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$8023

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$897
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$901
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$804
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$1709
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$1779
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$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
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$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
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$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
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$552

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$589
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$760
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$408
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$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
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$561
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$602
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$638
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$605
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$498
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$562
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$580
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
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$706
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$486
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
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$573
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$513
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$613
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$771
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$650
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$711
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$492
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$648
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$785
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$518