Dammam vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$3835
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
94
😀 Quality of life
73
94
🏙️ Population
903K
664K

The cost of living in Dammam is 55% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5777th and 1336th ($989 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1641st and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$10888

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$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592