Dammam vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$961
🏠 One person rent
$514
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
38
😀 Quality of life
75
44
🏙️ Population
903K
1.54M

The cost of living in Dammam is 185% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5152nd and 9016th ($1059 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 79th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 1491st and 7352nd 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
$7.52
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$7055

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$1218
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$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$393
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$417
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$428
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$424
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$438
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$469
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$472
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$488
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$422
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$707
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$458
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$457
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$452
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$446
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$617
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$610