Dammam vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$458	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$466
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	38
😀 Quality of life	78	59
🏙️ Population	903K	1.78M

The cost of living in Dammam is 59% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 5502nd and 7548th ($1008 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 22nd in Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 1077th and 5976th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Davao

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	Dammam	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$95.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	9.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$1959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$7793

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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

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636