Dammam vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	76	100
🏙️ Population	903K	5.35M

The cost of living in Dammam is 58% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5399th and 893rd ($1037 vs $2496) 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1421st 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	$6.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$26129

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172