Dammam vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$419	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$352
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	39	72
😀 Quality of life	73	62
🏙️ Population	903K	3.01M

The cost of living in Dammam is 77% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5777th and 8199th ($989 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 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 1641st and 4937th 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	$6.51	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$5075

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1226
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1267
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$878
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1218
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1719
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1810
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$548
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$541
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$537
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1586
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$713
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$558
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$556
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$507
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$557
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$879
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2309
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1503
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2084
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$588
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$490
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$940
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515