Calgary vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Calgary	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4775	$2564
🏠 One person rent	$1236	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$2016	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2868	$2348
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	53	40
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	1.31M	903K

The cost of living in Calgary is 101% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 1670th and 5470th ($2127 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Calgary compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Calgary ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 155th and 1127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dammam

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	Calgary	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2155	$681
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.6	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.72%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3378	$1312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$7.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16041	$8186

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1845
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1810
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1667
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1743
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1537
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1659
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1854
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2618
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1971
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2379
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2351
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1785
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2238
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1842
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2255
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2090
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1853
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1760
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1907
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1888
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1778
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1999
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1857
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1440
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2253
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1517
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2067
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2109
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2031
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2665
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2081
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1968
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2026
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2549
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2455
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2415
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1923

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1063
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1235
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1239
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$894
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1205
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$915
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$805
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1688
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1769
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$464
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1248
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$491
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$522
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1431
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1694
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$536
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$702
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$566
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$537
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$702
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$492
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$541
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$532
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$552
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1716
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1913
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$546
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$514
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$848
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2507
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1387
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2504
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1080
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$593
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$504
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1453
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$983
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$630
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$538