Dammam vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$494	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	96
😀 Quality of life	76	74
🏙️ Population	903K	11.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 7% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5399th and 5003rd ($1037 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1421st and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Sao Paulo

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	Dammam	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$16798

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719