Dammam vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$458	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$2002
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	903K	594K

The cost of living in Dammam is 2% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5502nd and 5371st ($1008 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 306th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 1077th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Kawaguchi

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	Dammam	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$15648

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066