Dammam vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$458	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	74
😀 Quality of life	78	65
🏙️ Population	903K	1.85M

The cost of living in Dammam is 28% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5502nd and 6703rd ($1008 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1077th and 5220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Manila

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	Dammam	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$16980

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448