Dammam vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$432	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$431
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	23
😀 Quality of life	71	41
🏙️ Population	903K	1.34M

The cost of living in Dammam is 77% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5279th and 7971st ($1005 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 59th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 2267th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Samsun

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	Dammam	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$10901

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$516
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$651
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$556
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$551
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$476
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$490
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$469
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$547
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$512
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$555
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$556
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$499
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$572
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$580
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$463
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$416
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$431
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$522
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$315
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$498
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$800
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$567
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$490
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$532
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$571
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$683
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$397
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$554
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$622
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$591
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$519
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$594
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$618
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$521
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$815
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$628