Dammam vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$7909
🏠 One person rent
$514
$2368
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$4139
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$735
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$5217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
40
86
😀 Quality of life
75
91
🏙️ Population
903K
1.39M

The cost of living in Dammam is 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5152nd and 52nd ($1059 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 1491st and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$8.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$22295

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$1437
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$1628
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$494
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$703
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$505
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$497
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$708
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$469
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$485
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$493
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$522
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$1791
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$2133
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$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
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$861
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$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
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$938
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$620
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$487

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$3065
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$3077
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$1276
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$2956
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$3012
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$3265
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$1126
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$1108
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$3274
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$3008
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$3269
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$3011
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$3221
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$2984
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$2690
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$2994
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$3137
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$3051
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$2799
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$3075
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$2850
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$3492
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$3129
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$2646
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$967
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$2663
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$3064
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