Berlin vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2479
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1994
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	95	76
🏙️ Population	3.78M	903K

The cost of living in Berlin is 122% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1275th and 5399th ($2302 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 35th and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dammam

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	Berlin	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$7883

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Dammam

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