Dammam vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$475	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$2099
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	58
😀 Quality of life	74	83
🏙️ Population	903K	1.49M

The cost of living in Dammam is 4% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 5127th and 4821st ($1056 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 1259th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Gwangju

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	Dammam	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$20814

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080