Dammam vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	56
😀 Quality of life	76	87
🏙️ Population	903K	950K

The cost of living in Dammam is 53% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5399th and 1439th ($1037 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 1421st and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Jacksonville

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	Dammam	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860