Dammam vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
40
66
😀 Quality of life
76
90
🏙️ Population
903K
3.94M

The cost of living in Dammam is 57% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5399th and 1039th ($1037 vs $2420) 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 1.9 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 1421st and 203rd 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
$6.6
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$16876

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
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$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
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$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
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$492