Dammam vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$475	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$2628
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	40	98
😀 Quality of life	74	74
🏙️ Population	903K	919K

The cost of living in Dammam is 25% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 5127th and 3869th ($1056 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 1259th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Seongnam

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	Dammam	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$20935

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038