Dammam vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$419	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	48
😀 Quality of life	73	30
🏙️ Population	903K	5.35M

The cost of living in Dammam is 11% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 5777th and 6170th ($989 vs $889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Saudi Arabia and Sudan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 1641st and 8091st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Khartoum

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	Dammam	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	21.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$2065

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$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
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

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$902
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$868
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$851
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1094
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$847
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$988
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$946
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$491
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$490
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$502
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$524
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$686
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$928
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$944
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$814
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$324
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1123
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$590
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$940
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$513
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$513
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$895
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$915
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$837
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$314
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$810
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$489
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$895
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$333
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$554
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$520
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$488