Dammam vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$475	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	40	74
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	903K	3.01M

The cost of living in Dammam is 92% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5127th and 8233rd ($1056 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 15th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1259th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Surabaya

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	Dammam	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508