Dammam vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$475	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$3900
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	40	92
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	903K	548K

The cost of living in Dammam is 52% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5127th and 1356th ($1056 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 1259th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dammam	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$10346

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530