Austin vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2457
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$2256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	40
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	962K	903K

The cost of living in Austin is 140% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1002nd and 5502nd ($2416 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 7th 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 months in Austin compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 151st and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$8640

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517