Dammam vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$494
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
40
23
😀 Quality of life
76
60
🏙️ Population
903K
1.37M

The cost of living in Dammam is 32% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5399th and 6818th ($1037 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1 months in Samsun. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 1421st and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Samsun

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Dammam Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$3447

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$931
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$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$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
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$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
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907