Dammam vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	49
😀 Quality of life	76	92
🏙️ Population	903K	1.02M

The cost of living in Dammam is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5399th and 1668th ($1037 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 27th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 1421st and 123rd 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	$6.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$17337

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2014
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$465
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$489
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$523
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1632
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$545
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$707
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$565
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$541
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$492
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$556
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$487
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2420
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1473
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2183
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$476
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$931
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891