Dammam vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	40	81
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	903K	1.43M

The cost of living in Dammam is 49% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5152nd and 1833rd ($1059 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1452nd in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 1491st and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs San Antonio

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	Dammam	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093