Dammam vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$991
🏠 One person rent
$475
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$172
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$273
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
38
😀 Quality of life
74
36
🏙️ Population
903K
1.54M

The cost of living in Dammam is 168% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5127th and 8967th ($1056 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 77th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 1259th and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$7821

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$1068
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$1243
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$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
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$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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$417
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$458
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$458
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$432
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$500
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$488
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$492
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$558
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$701
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$518
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$385
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$539
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$513
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3059
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$563
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$759
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$542
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$883
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$545
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$703
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$679
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$521
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$427
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$682
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$543
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$430
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$669
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$490
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$480
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$604
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$532