Dammam vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$536
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$3858
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	92
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	903K	631K

The cost of living in Dammam is 45% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 5152nd and 2319th ($1059 vs $1913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th in Saudi Arabia and Germany, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 2 months in Dusseldorf. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 1491st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Dusseldorf

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	Dammam	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$795
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$1892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$9744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$5208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$6.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1041
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$20776

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1685
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1637
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1653
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1658
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1699
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1611
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1662
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1594
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1633
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1507
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1698
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1657
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1726
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1613
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1636
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1584
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1617
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1667
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1468
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1563
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1552
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1941