Dammam vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$494	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	33
😀 Quality of life	76	25
🏙️ Population	903K	5.33M

The cost of living in Dammam is 119% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5399th and 8823rd ($1037 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 1421st and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Kabul

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	Dammam	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$1540

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2014
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$465
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$489
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$523
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1632
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$545
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$707
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$565
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$541
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$492
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$556
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$487
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2420
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1473
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2183
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$476
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$931
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467