Dammam vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$419	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$1527
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	37
😀 Quality of life	73	72
🏙️ Population	903K	6.44K

The cost of living in Dammam is 40% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5777th and 3052nd ($989 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Malta, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 1641st and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Valletta

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	Dammam	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$8876

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344