Dammam vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$419
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
39
30
😀 Quality of life
73
25
🏙️ Population
903K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dammam is 85% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5777th and 8393rd ($989 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.4 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 1641st and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$8360

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$783
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$1719
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$1810
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$548
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$1268
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$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
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$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
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$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
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$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
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$547

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
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$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
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$511
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$560
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$643
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$707
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$559
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$601
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$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
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$711
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$639
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$722
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$810
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$576
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$784
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$590
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$568
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$520
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$622
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$723
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$509
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$719
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$598
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$509
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$768
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