Dammam vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$514	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$2274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	66
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	903K	1.25M

The cost of living in Dammam is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5152nd and 3851st ($1059 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1491st and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Sharjah

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	Dammam	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$8199

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469