Dammam vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$458	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$1061
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	70
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	903K	1.4M

The cost of living in Dammam is 19% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5502nd and 4611th ($1008 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1077th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Sofia

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	Dammam	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$9717

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777