Dammam vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$458
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
40
65
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
903K
3.94M

The cost of living in Dammam is 60% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5502nd and 848th ($1008 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1077th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483