Dammam vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$458	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	70
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	903K	56.8K

The cost of living in Dammam is 31% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5502nd and 4118th ($1008 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 1077th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Nicosia

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	Dammam	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$8498

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769