Beirut vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$623
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
39
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
2.42M
903K

The cost of living in Beirut is 19% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4447th and 5279th ($1195 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5118th and 2267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$8580

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$959
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543