Dammam vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$458	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	19
😀 Quality of life	78	65
🏙️ Population	903K	678K

The cost of living in Dammam is 8% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 5502nd and 4961st ($1008 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 16th in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 1077th and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Jeju Island

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	Dammam	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$20533

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895