Dammam vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$475	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$919
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	18
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	903K	151K

The cost of living in Dammam is 8% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 5127th and 5660th ($1056 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 1259th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Podgorica

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	Dammam	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$6771

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$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

Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$693
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$595
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$796
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$759
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$772
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$614
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$636
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$749
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$588
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$776
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$807
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$746
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$559
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1164
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$635
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$711
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1199
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$636
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1274