Dammam vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$432	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$269
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	52
😀 Quality of life	71	45
🏙️ Population	903K	2.11M

The cost of living in Dammam is 101% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5279th and 8502nd ($1005 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 35th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 2267th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Medan

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	Dammam	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$11223

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465