Dammam vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$475	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$653
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	40
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	903K	573K

The cost of living in Dammam is 50% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5127th and 6866th ($1056 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Morocco, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 1259th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Rabat

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	Dammam	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430