Dammam vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$475	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$2086
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	96
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	903K	2.75M

The cost of living in Dammam is 15% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5127th and 4366th ($1056 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 29th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 1259th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Osaka

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	Dammam	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$8318

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008