Dammam vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	903K	5.35M

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5502nd and 1249th ($1008 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1077th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Melbourne

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	Dammam	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$22799

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988