Dammam vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$432	$1319
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2448
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$4662
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	903K	2.3M

The cost of living in Dammam is 55% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5279th and 1234th ($1005 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1107th 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 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 2267th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dammam	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$23011

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175