Dammam vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$419	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$676
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	39	23
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	903K	1.37M

The cost of living in Dammam is 21% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5777th and 6364th ($989 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 1641st and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Samsun

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	Dammam	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$11214

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607