Dammam vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$2369
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$5226
🏠 One person rent	$419	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$2396
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$4699
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	69
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	903K	1.61M

The cost of living in Dammam is 58% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5777th and 973rd ($989 vs $2369) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phoenix ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 1641st and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Phoenix

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	Dammam	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$2431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$74.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$3520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$2938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$10377

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1989
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2201
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2430
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2287
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2416
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2518
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2446
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2339
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2414
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2372
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2422
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2291
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2484
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2052
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1954
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2638
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1792
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1886
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$1986
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$786
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1928
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1842
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$758
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2643
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$955
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2657