Dammam vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$475
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$1546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
20
😀 Quality of life
74
66
🏙️ Population
903K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dammam is 13% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5127th and 4439th ($1056 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Ranked 3rd vs 4th best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 1259th vs 3899th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Medina

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Dammam Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$7421

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$1068
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905