Dammam vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$494
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
40
57
😀 Quality of life
76
31
🏙️ Population
903K
43.9K

The cost of living in Dammam is 8% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5399th and 4985th ($1037 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 1421st and 8803rd 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
$6.6
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$4719

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$1192
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761