Dammam vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$475
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$336
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
40
20
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
903K
1.29M

The cost of living in Dammam is 127% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5127th and 8801st ($1056 vs $464) 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 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 1259th and 6545th 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
$6.65
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.9
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$1187

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DammamTripoli

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$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058