Dammam vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$432	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$2599
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	39	77
😀 Quality of life	71	85
🏙️ Population	903K	936K

The cost of living in Dammam is 48% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5279th and 1907th ($1005 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th in Saudi Arabia and Israel, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 2267th and 276th 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	$6.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$10218

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499