Dammam vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$458
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
40
43
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
903K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dammam is 7% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5502nd and 5037th ($1008 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Oman, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1077th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$11063

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453