Dammam vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$475	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$704
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	40	43
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	903K	423K

The cost of living in Dammam is 37% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5127th and 6556th ($1056 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1259th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Skopje

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	Dammam	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$4225

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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 Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117