Dammam vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$432
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$1719
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
65
😀 Quality of life
71
82
🏙️ Population
903K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dammam is 38% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5279th and 3028th ($1005 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2267th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$959
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541