Dammam vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	903K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4th ($1059 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.8 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 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1491st and 15th 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	$7.52	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$21713

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192