Dammam vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$419
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
35
😀 Quality of life
73
19
🏙️ Population
903K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dammam is 80% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5777th and 8269th ($989 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1641st and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810