Dammam vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$432	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$6298
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	71	96
🏙️ Population	903K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5279th and 6th ($1005 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th 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 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 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 2267th and 8th 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	$6.4	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$17859

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028