Dammam vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$3648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	86
😀 Quality of life	76	95
🏙️ Population	903K	2.79M

The cost of living in Dammam is 58% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5399th and 897th ($1037 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1421st and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Toronto

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	Dammam	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029