Dammam vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$432
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$394
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
26
😀 Quality of life
71
16
🏙️ Population
903K
2.12M

The cost of living in Dammam is 23% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5279th and 6317th ($1005 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Somalia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 2267th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Mogadishu

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Dammam Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7
 Cappuccino
$4.62
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$1047

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$959
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$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883