Beirut vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$549
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
40
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
2.42M
903K

The cost of living in Beirut is 25% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4577th and 5502nd ($1261 vs $1008) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5475th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$8640

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

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