Dammam vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1471
🏠 One person rent	$432	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$229
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	59
😀 Quality of life	71	40
🏙️ Population	903K	1.62M

The cost of living in Dammam is 76% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5279th and 7939th ($1005 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 2267th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Semarang

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	Dammam	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$2132

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444