Dammam vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$458	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	95
😀 Quality of life	78	69
🏙️ Population	903K	11.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 4% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5502nd and 5192nd ($1008 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.2 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 1077th and 4142nd 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	$6.42	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$15428

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666