Dammam vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$514
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
40
27
😀 Quality of life
75
28
🏙️ Population
903K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dammam is 95% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5152nd and 8425th ($1059 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 1491st and 8855th 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
$7.52
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$10408

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$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
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$917
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$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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$448
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$807
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$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
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$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
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$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
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$872
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$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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$583