Dammam vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$3634
🏠 One person rent	$432	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$2921
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	46
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	903K	608K

The cost of living in Dammam is 41% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5279th and 2703rd ($1005 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th in Saudi Arabia and Sweden, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 2267th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Gothenburg

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	Dammam	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$3122

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261