Dammam vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$4127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	40	77
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	903K	936K

The cost of living in Dammam is 60% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5152nd and 638th ($1059 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Israel, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 1491st and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Jerusalem

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	Dammam	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$30598

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845