Dammam vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Dammam Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$2266
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2322
$5192
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$1916
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$298
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2116
$3498
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
903K
4.53M

The cost of living in Dammam is 58% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5768th and 907th ($962 vs $2266) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Melbourne. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2407th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.7
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$7.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$2246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.5
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1181
$7995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1115
$7118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.75
$27.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.8
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8462
$20732

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$926
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$1023
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1326
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$872
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$772
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$898
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1894
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1940
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$795
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$749
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$727
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1380
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1360
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$922
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$663
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$782
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$1012
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$675
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$621
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$745
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$536
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$545
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$673
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$693
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$869
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$1975
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1335
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$743
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$537
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$610
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1022
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$593

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360