Dammam vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$1502
🏠 One person rent	$419	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$443
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	37
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	903K	1.78M

The cost of living in Dammam is 59% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 5777th and 7538th ($989 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Davao. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 1641st and 5326th 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	$6.51	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$3.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$91.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	8.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$8048

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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

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611