Dammam vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$5150
🏠 One person rent
$475
$1216
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$3902
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
74
100
🏙️ Population
903K
5.03M

The cost of living in Dammam is 52% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5127th and 1365th ($1056 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.3 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 1259th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$8.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$19705

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$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
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$901
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$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
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$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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$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1669
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
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$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
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$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
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$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
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$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
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$1824
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$2539
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$2099
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$1448
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$1795
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$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
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$1963