Dammam vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$475
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$103
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
36
😀 Quality of life
74
12
🏙️ Population
903K
1.48M

The cost of living in Dammam is 9% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5127th and 5680th ($1056 vs $972) 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 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 1259th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$1617

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$1068
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$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1611
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1121
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$747
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647