Alexandria vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2504
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$757
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$2391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	49	39
😀 Quality of life	48	73
🏙️ Population	4.87M	903K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 69% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 9207th and 5777th ($310 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6328th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Dammam

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	Alexandria	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$8345

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

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