Dammam vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	80
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	903K	737K

The cost of living in Dammam is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5502nd and 125th ($1008 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 92nd 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 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 1077th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Seattle

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	Dammam	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114