Dammam vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$458	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$1014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	40	55
😀 Quality of life	78	56
🏙️ Population	903K	1.85M

The cost of living in Dammam is 21% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 5502nd and 6521st ($1008 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 16th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 1077th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Kocaeli

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	Dammam	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$7174

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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 Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$985
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$838
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$852
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$659
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$679
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$547
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$686
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1288
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$837
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$787
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$915
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$695
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$655
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$612
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$725
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$679
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$562
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$704
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$745
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$780
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$574
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$699
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$732
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$848
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1118
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1151
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$697
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1039
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$759
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$760