Dammam vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$4606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	76	95
🏙️ Population	903K	2.3M

The cost of living in Dammam is 54% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5399th and 1354th ($1037 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1137th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 2 months in Houston. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 1421st and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Houston

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	Dammam	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221