Dammam vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$494	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	76	95
🏙️ Population	903K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5399th and 4th ($1037 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 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 1421st and 18th 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	$6.6	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$21999

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2014
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$465
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$489
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$523
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1632
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$545
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$707
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$565
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$541
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$492
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$556
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$487
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2420
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1473
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2183
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$476
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$931
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188