Dammam vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$494
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
40
27
😀 Quality of life
76
32
🏙️ Population
903K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dammam is 91% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5399th and 8447th ($1037 vs $542) 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 1.9 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 1421st and 8725th 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
$6.6
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$9031

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$793
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$1923
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$465
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$1281
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$489
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$523
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$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
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$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
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$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
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$635
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$529

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$455
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$797
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$419
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$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
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$523
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$624
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$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
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$825
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$775
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$572
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$528
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$620
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$811
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$691
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$724
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$518
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$693
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$810
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