Dammam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
99
😀 Quality of life
75
100
🏙️ Population
903K
5.45M

The cost of living in Dammam is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5152nd and 370th ($1059 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 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 1491st 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
$7.52
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$25164

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863