Dammam vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$432	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$5439
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	87
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	903K	1.39M

The cost of living in Dammam is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5279th and 26th ($1005 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 23rd 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 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 2267th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs San Diego

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	Dammam	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$18429

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606