Al Ain vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2357
🏠 One person rent
$889
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$1921
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
37
39
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
767K
903K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 47% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 2952nd and 5641st ($1449 vs $987) 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dammam ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4608th and 1530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$5.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$8.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$5903

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$1924
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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$952
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1277
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1277
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$880
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1245
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$907
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1797
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1964
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$785
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$960
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$686
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$687
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1384
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1278
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$688
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$543
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$947
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$968
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$555
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$686
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$690
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$634
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$687
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$650
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$553
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$815
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$1924
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1343
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1129
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$542
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$689
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$858
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$707
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$637