Dammam vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	40	78
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	903K	936K

The cost of living in Dammam is 59% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5502nd and 950th ($1008 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 1077th and 351st 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	$6.42	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850