Amsterdam vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2479
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$1994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	40
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	921K	903K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 209% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 126th and 5399th ($3203 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 13th and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Dammam

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	Amsterdam	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$7883

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2014
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$465
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$489
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$523
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1632
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$545
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$707
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$565
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$541
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$492
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$556
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$487
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2420
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1473
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2183
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$476
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$931
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529