Dammam vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$6392
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
80
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
903K
737K

The cost of living in Dammam is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5777th and 206th ($989 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 168th 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 1641st and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$28179

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263