Dammam vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$475
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$4432
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
69
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
903K
1.61M

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5127th and 955th ($1056 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 875th 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 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1259th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$12281

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$1243
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$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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$1979
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$2524
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$2342
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$2423
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$2304
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$2413
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$2525
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$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
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$2342
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$2388
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$2281
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$2296
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$2319
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$2466
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$2423
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$2073
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$2056
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$2027
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$1957
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$2543
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$2037
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$2013
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$2763
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$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
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$1947
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$823
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$1638
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$1852
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$788
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$2729
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$913
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$2724