Dammam vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$432	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$2926
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	50
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	903K	1.02M

The cost of living in Dammam is 54% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5279th and 1355th ($1005 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 25th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2267th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Ottawa

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	Dammam	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$21213

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874