Dammam vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$514
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
41
😀 Quality of life
75
57
🏙️ Population
903K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dammam is 3% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5152nd and 5338th ($1059 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Ranked 3rd vs 9th best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 1491st vs 6151st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Mecca

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Dammam Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$4518

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$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
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$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
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497