Dammam vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$419
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
20
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
903K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dammam is 16% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5777th and 6257th ($989 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Ranked 3rd vs 4th best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 1641st vs 3833rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Medina

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Dammam Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$7706

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$870
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934