Dammam vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$419	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$4072
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	93
😀 Quality of life	73	98
🏙️ Population	903K	2.14M

The cost of living in Dammam is 58% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5777th and 1024th ($989 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 1641st and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Perth

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	Dammam	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$14689

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1226
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1267
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$878
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1218
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1719
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1810
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$548
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$541
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$537
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1586
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$713
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$558
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$556
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$507
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$557
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$879
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2309
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1503
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2084
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$588
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$490
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$940
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876