Dammam vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$3706
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
88
😀 Quality of life
76
93
🏙️ Population
903K
488K

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5399th and 1221st ($1037 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 37th in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1421st and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Edinburgh

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Dammam Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$26404

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$928
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$793
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$1923
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$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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
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$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892