Dammam vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$494
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$69.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
37
😀 Quality of life
76
24
🏙️ Population
903K
1.48M

The cost of living in Dammam is 12% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5399th and 6203rd ($1037 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 1421st and 9020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$1640

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$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
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$785
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1555
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$587
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$849
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$655
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$601
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$878
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$618
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$594
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$578
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$386
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$775
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$659
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1551
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$834
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1344
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$641
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$538
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$750
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$665
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$687
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1022
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$785
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1017
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1254
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$750
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$741
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$830
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$796
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$353
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
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$612
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$584
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$750
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1239
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$668
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$802
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$673