Dammam vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	40	81
😀 Quality of life	76	91
🏙️ Population	903K	1.43M

The cost of living in Dammam is 50% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5399th and 1874th ($1037 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1483rd 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 1421st and 170th 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	$6.6	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$17470

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2014
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$465
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$489
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$523
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1632
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$545
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$707
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$565
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$541
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$492
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$556
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$487
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2420
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1473
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2183
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$476
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$931
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150