Dammam vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$514
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
40
8
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
903K
133K

The cost of living in Dammam is 20% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4490th ($1059 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Maldives, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Male. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1491st and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Male

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Dammam Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$3305

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$454
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$1247
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$457
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$471
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$1437
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$1628
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$494
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$703
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$505
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$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
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$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
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$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
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$861
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$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
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$1355
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$938
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$620
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$487

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$1387
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$342
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$291
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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
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$582
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$683
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$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
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$479
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$467
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$381
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$477
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$259
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$342
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$315
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$290
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$313
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$418
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$312
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$538
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$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
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$297
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$275
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$332
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$283
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$379
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$522
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$265
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$507
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$294
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$303
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$318
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$322