Dammam vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$458
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
40
20
😀 Quality of life
78
49
🏙️ Population
903K
1.29M

The cost of living in Dammam is 121% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5502nd and 8852nd ($1008 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.2 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 1077th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$919

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$908
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$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161