Dammam vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1059
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$1733
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$1958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	76
😀 Quality of life	75	87
🏙️ Population	903K	841K

The cost of living in Dammam is 42% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 5152nd and 2757th ($1059 vs $1812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Valencia, Spain. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Valencia, Spain ranked 6th in Spain, while ranked 1491st and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Valencia, Spain

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	Dammam	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$866
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$10416

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$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

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1408
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1401
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1271
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1150
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1421
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1620
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1546
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1340
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1519
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1203
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1372
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1381
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1513
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1494
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1268
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1316
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1303
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1246
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2775
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1272
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1195
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1173
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1313
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1524
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1245
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1721
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626