Dammam vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1757
🏠 One person rent
$514
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
40
23
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
903K
1.37M

The cost of living in Dammam is 48% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5152nd and 7191st ($1059 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 44th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 1491st and 6890th 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
$7.52
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$3975

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$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
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$654
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$761
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$916
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$645
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$646
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$716
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$716
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$701
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$707
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$649
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$713
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$732
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$662
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$686
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$662
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$672
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$557
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$597
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$724
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1033
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$702
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$611
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$636
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$547
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$1063
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$725
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$565
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$777
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$824
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$752
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$713
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$738
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$634
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$616
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$819
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$958