Amsterdam vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2518
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$842
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$313
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$1923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	40
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	921K	903K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 199% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 138th and 5152nd ($3165 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 24th and 1491st 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	$22	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$7969

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Dammam

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