Beirut vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$598
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
74
40
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
2.42M
903K

The cost of living in Beirut is 31% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5399th ($1353 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5682nd and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Dammam

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Beirut Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$7883

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$1106
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$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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