Dammam vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$475	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$792
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$681
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	68
😀 Quality of life	74	68
🏙️ Population	903K	2.95M

The cost of living in Dammam is 16% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 5127th and 5990th ($1056 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 Izmir. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 1259th and 3369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Izmir

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	Dammam	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$8.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$523
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	35.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$9671

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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 Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258