Dammam vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$432
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$399
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
71
59
🏙️ Population
903K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5279th and 7242nd ($1005 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Kenya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 2267th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Nairobi

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Dammam Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$4.62
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747