Brussels vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$2518
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$842
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$313
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	196K	903K

The cost of living in Brussels is 92% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1939th and 5152nd ($2030 vs $1059) 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 1.8 months in Dammam. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 121st and 1491st 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	$21.2	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$7969

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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