Dammam vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	99
😀 Quality of life	76	96
🏙️ Population	903K	2.11M

The cost of living in Dammam is 58% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5399th and 916th ($1037 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and France, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1421st and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Paris

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	Dammam	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544