Dammam vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$494
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
40
23
😀 Quality of life
76
35
🏙️ Population
903K
1.29M

The cost of living in Dammam is 127% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5399th and 8862nd ($1037 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Libya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 1421st and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Tripoli

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Dammam Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$1048

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$928
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$793
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$1923
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$2014
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$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
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$931
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$635
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$529

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$316
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$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
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$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
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$1185
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$388
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$1077
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$1308
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$360
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$410
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$1198