Dammam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$432	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$3743
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	71	98
🏙️ Population	903K	4.84M

The cost of living in Dammam is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5279th and 318th ($1005 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2267th and 3rd 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	$6.4	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$17934

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816