Dammam vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$419	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$477
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	903K	11.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 2% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5777th and 5616th ($989 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1641st and 4573rd 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	$6.51	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$13135

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Cities near Dammam

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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629