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Ad Dammam vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Ad Dammam is 27.3% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% less in Ad Dammam
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Ad Dammam
Transportation: pay 33.4% more in Ad Dammam
Housing: pay 88.3% more in Ad Dammam
Childcare: pay 18.6% more in Ad Dammam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.2% more in Ad Dammam
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Ad Dammam

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Ad Dammam are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ad Dammam.

Ad Dammam vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ad Dammam instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 12.3% less for restaurants

	Quito	Ad Dammam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$6.67 SAR25.02	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$8.00 SAR30.02	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.76 SAR2.86	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.30 SAR1.14	-58.4%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Quito	Ad Dammam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.27 SAR4.76	-21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$3.09 SAR11.59	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.44 SAR24.16	+58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.23 SAR8.36	-8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.47 SAR13.01	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.05 SAR3.95	+7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.72 SAR2.72	+42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.69 SAR2.57	+44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.74 SAR2.78	+26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.58 SAR2.19	-14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.64 SAR2.41	+36.7%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 33.4% more for transportation

	Quito	Ad Dammam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$2.35 SAR8.83	-10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$39.99 SAR150.10	+48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$22,663.49 SAR85,055.48	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$24.66 SAR92.56	+82.7%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 88.3% more for housing

	Quito	Ad Dammam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$54.61 SAR204.94	+92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$415.94 SAR1,561.02	-7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$353.28 SAR1,325.86	+11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$89.49 SAR335.84	+257.0%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 18.6% more for childcare

	Quito	Ad Dammam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$422.16 SAR1,584.37	+49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$8,265.51 SAR31,020.23	-11.7%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 47.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Ad Dammam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.13 SAR8.01	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$3.07 SAR11.51	+3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$8.00 SAR30.02	+33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$77.77 SAR291.86	+101.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$14.53 SAR54.54	+107.6%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Quito	Ad Dammam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$67.99 SAR255.17	+13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$53.86 SAR202.13	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$91.76 SAR344.39	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$87.99 SAR330.22	-5.2%
Average			+2.5%

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