Dammam vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$419
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$372
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
26
😀 Quality of life
73
24
🏙️ Population
903K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dammam is 29% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5777th and 6597th ($989 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 1641st and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$1615

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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
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$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
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$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
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$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
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$810
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$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774