Dammam vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$9122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$9989
🏠 One person rent	$458	$8093
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$6133
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$773
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$8147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	40	21
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	903K	38.4K

The cost of living in Dammam is 89% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 5502nd and 1st ($1008 vs $9122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Monaco, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 1077th and 738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Monaco City

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	Dammam	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$9.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$5.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$8855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$7565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$6858
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$5483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$81879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$73679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$2.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$2.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$3.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$88.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$86.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$45.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$46461

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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 Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1884
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1867
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1504
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1915
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1473
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1257
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1336
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1642
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1438
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1478
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1620
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1268
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1582
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1308
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1733
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1469
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1624
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1316
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1761
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1615
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1536
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1263
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1525
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1770
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1498
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1474
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1264
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1414
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1662
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1393
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1656
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1582
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1510
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1406
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781