Dammam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	99
😀 Quality of life	76	98
🏙️ Population	903K	5.45M

The cost of living in Dammam is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5399th and 348th ($1037 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1421st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Sydney

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	Dammam	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$21946

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2014
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$465
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$489
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$523
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1632
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$545
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$707
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$565
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$541
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$492
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$556
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$487
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2420
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1473
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2183
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$476
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$931
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864