Dammam vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$419
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1656
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
39
41
😀 Quality of life
73
53
🏙️ Population
903K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dammam is 5% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5777th and 6019th ($989 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Ranked 3rd vs 9th best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 1641st vs 6051st 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
$6.51
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514