Dammam vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$514
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
40
57
😀 Quality of life
75
28
🏙️ Population
903K
43.9K

The cost of living in Dammam is 12% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4742nd ($1059 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Palestine, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 1491st and 8857th 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
$7.52
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$4139

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845