Dammam vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$419
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1781
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
24
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
903K
586K

The cost of living in Dammam is 35% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5777th and 3616th ($989 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 27th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 1641st and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429