Beirut vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$555
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
39
😀 Quality of life
61
73
🏙️ Population
2.42M
903K

The cost of living in Beirut is 18% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4691st and 5777th ($1165 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4996th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$8345

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547