Dammam vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$3703
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
88
😀 Quality of life
73
94
🏙️ Population
903K
488K

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5777th and 1263rd ($989 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 34th 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 2.4 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 1641st and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.44
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$23136

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767