Dammam vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$419
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$185
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
38
😀 Quality of life
73
34
🏙️ Population
903K
1.54M

The cost of living in Dammam is 135% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5777th and 8933rd ($989 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 1641st and 7557th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Palembang

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Dammam Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$8525

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$1226
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$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
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$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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$441
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$499
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$485
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$438
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$530
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$522
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$524
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$605
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$577
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$757
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$541
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$419
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$604
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$553
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$2852
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3168
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$596
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$709
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$530
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$590
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$950
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$750
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$745
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$551
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$458
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$752
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
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$585
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$459
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$699
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$517
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$512
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$506
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$508
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$630
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$571