Dammam vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$419	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$819
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	8
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	903K	24.7K

The cost of living in Dammam is 36% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5777th and 3466th ($989 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1641st and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Victoria

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	Dammam	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$8081

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1226
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1267
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$878
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1218
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1719
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1810
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$548
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$541
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$537
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1586
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$713
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$558
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$556
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$507
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$557
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$879
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2309
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1503
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2084
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$588
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$490
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$940
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482