Damascus vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$315
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
28
40
😀 Quality of life
39
78
🏙️ Population
2.69M
903K

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7287th and 5502nd ($671 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 2.2 months in Dammam. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7834th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$8640

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517