Dammam vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$419	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$4224
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	81
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	903K	1.43M

The cost of living in Dammam is 55% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5777th and 1380th ($989 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1203rd 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 1641st and 118th 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	$6.51	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$10912

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137