Dammam vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$475	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$883
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	95
😀 Quality of life	74	76
🏙️ Population	903K	15.7M

The cost of living in Dammam is 15% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5127th and 4347th ($1056 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 1259th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Istanbul

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	Dammam	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899