Baltimore vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2479
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$1994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	40
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	586K	903K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 115% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1414th and 5399th ($2234 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 6th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 164th and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Dammam

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	Baltimore	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$7883

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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