Abuja vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$953
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2391
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
37
39
😀 Quality of life
19
73
🏙️ Population
1.57M
903K

The cost of living in Abuja is 28% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4418th and 5777th ($1262 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8886th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$8345

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$681
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$846
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$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
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$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
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$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
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$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
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$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
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$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
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$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
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$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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
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$1802
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$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
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$879
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$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
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$490
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$1603
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$940
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$728
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$547