Dammam vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$494
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$5742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
87
😀 Quality of life
76
91
🏙️ Population
903K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dammam is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5399th and 8th ($1037 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1421st and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs San Jose, United States

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Dammam San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$23160

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$1192
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212