Dammam vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$458
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
40
29
😀 Quality of life
78
32
🏙️ Population
903K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dammam is 84% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5502nd and 8291st ($1008 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Kenya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 1077th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$8839

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$873
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$1201
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$930
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$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
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$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
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$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
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$658
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$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
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$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
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$799
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$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
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$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
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$758
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$687
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$715
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$499
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$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
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$524