Dammam vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$3493
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
64
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
903K
3.33M

The cost of living in Dammam is 57% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5777th and 1098th ($989 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1641st and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$12682

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507