Dammam vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$419
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$2257
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
43
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
903K
2.99M

The cost of living in Dammam is 32% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5777th and 3883rd ($989 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 1641st and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$7012

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527