Dammam vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$514	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	85
😀 Quality of life	75	71
🏙️ Population	903K	5.65M

The cost of living in Dammam is 7% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4898th ($1059 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Russia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1491st and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Saint Petersburg

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	Dammam	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$13865

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597