Dammam vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$475	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$1772
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	40	43
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	903K	1.42M

The cost of living in Dammam is 3% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5127th and 4892nd ($1056 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.3 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 1259th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Muscat

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	Dammam	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$10296

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551