Dammam vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$419
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
39
72
😀 Quality of life
73
62
🏙️ Population
903K
3.01M

The cost of living in Dammam is 77% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5777th and 8199th ($989 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1641st and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Surabaya

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Dammam Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.65
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$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
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515