Dammam vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
88
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
903K
488K

The cost of living in Dammam is 54% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5152nd and 1307th ($1059 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1491st and 83rd 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
$7.52
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$25458

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$965
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$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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820