Dammam vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$4720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	903K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 71% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5152nd and 28th ($1059 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in London. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1491st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dammam	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$25686

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178