Dammam vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$514	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	24
😀 Quality of life	75	81
🏙️ Population	903K	693K

The cost of living in Dammam is 26% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4194th ($1059 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 1491st and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Zaragoza

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	Dammam	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643