Dammam vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$6629
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1987
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$3461
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$663
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$4313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	40	96
😀 Quality of life	76	95
🏙️ Population	903K	593K

The cost of living in Dammam is 65% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 5399th and 223rd ($1037 vs $2992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Ireland, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 1421st and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Dublin

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	Dammam	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$96.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$8.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$2108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$3809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$8392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$6209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$10947

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
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

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718