Dammam vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$419
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$5772
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
87
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
903K
1.39M

The cost of living in Dammam is 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5777th and 45th ($989 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 1641st and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$21468

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$878
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$1218
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$928
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$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

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$2973
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$2877
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$2783
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$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
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$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
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$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
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$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
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$3006
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$2828
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$2650
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$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
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$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
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$2587
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$912
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$2654
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$3444
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$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
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$3330
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$3047
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$2789
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$2595
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$2647