Dammam vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$419
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$937
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
39
55
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
903K
39K

The cost of living in Dammam is 4% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5777th and 5974th ($989 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 1641st and 6160th 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
$6.51
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.4
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$3782

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2037
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$934
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1536
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1768
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1751
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671