Dammam vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	903K	690K

The cost of living in Dammam is 68% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5152nd and 74th ($1059 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 56th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 1491st and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dammam	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088