Dammam vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$458	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	40	7
😀 Quality of life	78	66
🏙️ Population	903K	133K

The cost of living in Dammam is 24% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5502nd and 4439th ($1008 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.2 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 1077th and 5057th 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	$6.42	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$3575

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327