Dammam vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$494	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	76	96
🏙️ Population	903K	1.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 46% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5399th and 2284th ($1037 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 58th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1421st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Montreal

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	Dammam	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805