Dammam vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$494	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$1554
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	19
😀 Quality of life	76	77
🏙️ Population	903K	630K

The cost of living in Dammam is 21% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5399th and 4556th ($1037 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 121st in Saudi Arabia and Italy, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 1421st and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Palermo

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	Dammam	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$10956

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342