Brussels vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2504
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$757
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$2391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	89	73
🏙️ Population	196K	903K

The cost of living in Brussels is 98% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1988th and 5777th ($1958 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 173rd and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dammam

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	Brussels	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$8345

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Dammam

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