Dammam vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$2300
🏠 One person rent	$432	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$836
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	39	55
😀 Quality of life	71	53
🏙️ Population	903K	39K

The cost of living in Dammam is 0.6% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5279th and 5228th ($1005 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and the Palestine, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 2267th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Ramallah

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	Dammam	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$3737

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$964
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1583
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1752
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2068
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1900
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$849
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1701
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$760
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$737
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1776
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1873
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1826
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2149
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1850
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$802
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$679
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$1962
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1499