Dammam vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	99
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	903K	3.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 69% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5152nd and 62nd ($1059 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 47th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1491st and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Los Angeles

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	Dammam	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000