Dammam vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
40
94
😀 Quality of life
76
95
🏙️ Population
903K
664K

The cost of living in Dammam is 61% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5399th and 676th ($1037 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1421st and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$13439

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$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
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$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
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$635
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$529

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727