Dammam vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$5357
🏠 One person rent	$475	$1601
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$2918
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$453
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$3975
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	65
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	903K	3.33M

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5127th and 989th ($1056 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1259th and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Dubai

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	Dammam	Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$13241

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536