Dammam vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$475	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$3416
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	45
😀 Quality of life	74	80
🏙️ Population	903K	1.19M

The cost of living in Dammam is 41% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5127th and 2449th ($1056 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 1259th and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Doha

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	Dammam	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$11200

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904