Dammam vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$514
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
40
27
😀 Quality of life
75
22
🏙️ Population
903K
2.12M

The cost of living in Dammam is 47% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5152nd and 7156th ($1059 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1491st and 9071st 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
$7.52
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$629

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$965
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$1218
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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$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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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800