Dammam vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	99
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	903K	2.1M

The cost of living in Dammam is 57% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5152nd and 964th ($1059 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1491st and 34th 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	$7.52	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$19577

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506