Dammam vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$475	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$353
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	49
😀 Quality of life	74	58
🏙️ Population	903K	603K

The cost of living in Dammam is 97% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 5127th and 8377th ($1056 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 1259th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Tunis

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	Dammam	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$3168

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$465
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$549
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$348
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$443
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$495
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$410
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$459
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1019
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$448
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$459
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$938
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1377
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1455
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$476
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$386
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$971
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1137
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$477
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$377
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$941
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1077
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$391
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$410
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1346
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1486
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1555
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1307
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1624
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1749
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1415
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1106
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$390
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$321
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1161
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1193