Dammam vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$514
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
67
😀 Quality of life
75
59
🏙️ Population
903K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dammam is 31% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5152nd and 6736th ($1059 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1491st and 6034th 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
$7.52
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$10471

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$965
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$1218
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$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
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$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795