Dammam vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$3095
🏠 One person rent	$432	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$1590
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	69
😀 Quality of life	71	81
🏙️ Population	903K	330K

The cost of living in Dammam is 22% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5279th and 4233rd ($1005 vs $1280) 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 2.1 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 2267th and 415th 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	$6.4	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$7149

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1081
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1189
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1519
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1199
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$990
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2099
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1783
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1400
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$566
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$742
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$750
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$436
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$513
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$665
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1195
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$982
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$550
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$770
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$539
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$630
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$882
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$563
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$518
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1570
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1447
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$517
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1567
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$401
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$935
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1617
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594