Dammam vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$5713
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1359
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$2393
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$3676
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	88
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	903K	488K

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5502nd and 1247th ($1008 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 32nd 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 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1077th and 59th 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	$6.42	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$8.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$23184

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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 Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808