Dammam vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$494
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
40
27
😀 Quality of life
76
19
🏙️ Population
903K
2.12M

The cost of living in Dammam is 43% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5399th and 7125th ($1037 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Somalia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 1421st and 9150th 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
$6.6
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$571

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$793
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$1923
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$465
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$489
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$523
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$1461
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$1632
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$545
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$707
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$565
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$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
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$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
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$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
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$2070
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$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
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$931
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$635
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$529

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$743
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$553
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$712
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$1152
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$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
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$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
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$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
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$523
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$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
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$775
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$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
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$588
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$763
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$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
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$533
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$505
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$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
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$514
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$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
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$1646
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$593
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$491
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$863