Damascus vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$271
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
25
39
😀 Quality of life
32
73
🏙️ Population
2.58M
903K

The cost of living in Damascus is 32% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7105th and 5777th ($672 vs $989) 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 2.4 months in Dammam. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7854th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$8345

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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