Dammam vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	40	19
😀 Quality of life	76	67
🏙️ Population	903K	955K

The cost of living in Dammam is 42% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5399th and 2952nd ($1037 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 1421st and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Tenerife

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	Dammam	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490