Dammam vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$419
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
903K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dammam is 33% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5777th and 6689th ($989 vs $745) 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1641st and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$8325

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768