Al Ain vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$2468
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	38	40
😀 Quality of life	75	74
🏙️ Population	767K	903K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 75% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 2271st and 5127th ($1844 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1000th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Dammam

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	Al Ain	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$8339

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552