Damascus vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$323
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
29
40
😀 Quality of life
40
75
🏙️ Population
2.69M
903K

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7245th and 5152nd ($706 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Syria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7855th and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Dammam

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Damascus Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$7969

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

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