Dammam vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$475	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	40	55
😀 Quality of life	74	66
🏙️ Population	903K	1.85M

The cost of living in Dammam is 47% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 5127th and 6806th ($1056 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 22nd in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 1259th and 4014th 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	$6.65	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$5483

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638