Dammam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Dammam Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2322
$6332
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$2864
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$356
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2116
$4101
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
903K
4.84M

The cost of living in Dammam is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5768th and 378th ($962 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 2407th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dammam vs Sydney infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dammam vs Sydney

Prices for goods and services in Dammam and Sydney are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dammam Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.7
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$3415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.5
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1181
$15741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1115
$10385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.75
$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.8
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$1907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8462
$16834

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$926
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1023
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1326
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$872
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$772
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$898
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1894
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1940
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$795
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$749
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$727
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1380
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1360
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$922
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$663
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$782
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$1012
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$675
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$621
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$745
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$536
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$545
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$673
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$693
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$869
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$1975
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1335
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$743
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$537
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$610
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1022
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$593

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861