Dammam vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$419	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$2358
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	39	77
😀 Quality of life	73	84
🏙️ Population	903K	936K

The cost of living in Dammam is 51% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5777th and 1770th ($989 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Israel, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 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 1641st and 358th 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	$6.51	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$11066

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1226
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1267
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$878
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1218
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1719
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1810
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$548
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$541
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$537
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1586
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$713
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$558
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$556
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$507
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$557
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$879
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2309
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1503
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2084
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$588
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$490
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$940
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671