Dammam vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$458	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	78	98
🏙️ Population	903K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5502nd and 4th ($1008 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 1077th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs New York City

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	Dammam	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$22663

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174