Dammam vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$475	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$1427
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$2298
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	46
😀 Quality of life	74	74
🏙️ Population	903K	298K

The cost of living in Dammam is 18% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5127th and 4263rd ($1056 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 1259th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Manama

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	Dammam	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$9.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$9896

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514