Dammam vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$5025
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2121
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$3514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	93
😀 Quality of life	76	94
🏙️ Population	903K	626K

The cost of living in Dammam is 51% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5399th and 1712th ($1037 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 93rd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1421st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Glasgow

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	Dammam	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$6.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$87
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$129
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$20961

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430