Dammam vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$432
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$406
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
39
30
😀 Quality of life
71
29
🏙️ Population
903K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dammam is 107% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5279th and 8601st ($1005 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Kenya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 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 2267th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$6789

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$959
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$1327
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$1375
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$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
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$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
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$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
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$539