Dammam vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$475	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$651
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	40	44
😀 Quality of life	74	61
🏙️ Population	903K	1.04M

The cost of living in Dammam is 39% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5127th and 6631st ($1056 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 1259th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Mersin

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	Dammam	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$12242

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$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
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$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

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702