Austin vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2504
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$757
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$2391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	39
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	962K	903K

The cost of living in Austin is 150% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 812th and 5777th ($2473 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 4th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 116th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$8345

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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