Al Ain vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$900
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
40
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
767K
903K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 37% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4139th and 5152nd ($1455 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 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 562nd and 1491st 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
$10
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$7969

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$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
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$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487