Dammam vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$6190
🏠 One person rent	$419	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$2715
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$4036
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	903K	1.6M

The cost of living in Dammam is 61% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5777th and 710th ($989 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 637th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 1641st and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Philadelphia

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	Dammam	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$20863

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750