Dammam vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$419	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$1689
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	69
😀 Quality of life	73	81
🏙️ Population	903K	330K

The cost of living in Dammam is 27% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5777th and 4220th ($989 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 1641st and 469th 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	$6.51	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$7504

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1226
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1267
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$878
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1218
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1719
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1810
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$548
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$541
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$537
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1586
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$713
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$558
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$556
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$507
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$557
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$879
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2309
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1503
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2084
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$588
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$490
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$940
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591