Dammam vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$494	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	40	8
😀 Quality of life	76	56
🏙️ Population	903K	77.6K

The cost of living in Dammam is 2% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5399th and 5233rd ($1037 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Thailand, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 1421st and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Phuket

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	Dammam	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$16566

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2014
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$465
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$489
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$523
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1632
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$545
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$707
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$565
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$541
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$492
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$556
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$487
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2420
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1473
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2183
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$476
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$931
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981