Dammam vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	71
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	903K	1.61M

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5152nd and 1041st ($1059 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 896th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 1491st and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dammam	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804