Dammam vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$514
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
23
😀 Quality of life
75
69
🏙️ Population
903K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dammam is 9% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4843rd ($1059 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 Medina. Ranked 3rd vs 6th best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 1491st vs 4103rd 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
$7.52
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$5520

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077