Dammam vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1090
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$3937
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	92
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	903K	631K

The cost of living in Dammam is 49% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 5502nd and 2065th ($1008 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th in Saudi Arabia and Germany, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 2 months in Dusseldorf. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 1077th and 25th 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	$6.42	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$7326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$6067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$60.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$789
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$23360

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Cities near Dammam

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

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968