Birmingham vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2518
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$842
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$313
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	1.14M	903K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 108% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1471st and 5152nd ($2204 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 25th and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$7969

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487