Baltimore vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2457
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$2256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	40
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	586K	903K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 130% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1219th and 5502nd ($2323 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 128th and 1077th 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	$17.4	$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$8640

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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