Dammam vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$494
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
23
😀 Quality of life
76
69
🏙️ Population
903K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dammam is 11% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5399th and 4849th ($1037 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Ranked 3rd vs 6th best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 1421st vs 4347th 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
$6.6
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$5515

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$931
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$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010