Dammam vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$514
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
40
23
😀 Quality of life
75
34
🏙️ Population
903K
1.29M

The cost of living in Dammam is 122% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5152nd and 8771st ($1059 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 1491st and 8547th 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
$7.52
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$894

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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
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164