cost
Cost of Living Index
Jeddah
97.5
city
Dammam
84.6
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Dammam wins on 17 of 26 metrics compared to Jeddah.
cost
Jeddah
97.5
city
Dammam
84.6
city
safety
Jeddah
55.7
city
Dammam
76.6
city
housing
Jeddah
$3,024
city
Dammam
$1,830
city
jobs
Jeddah
$4,557/mo
city
Dammam
$3,461/mo
city
health
Jeddah
75
city
Dammam
61.3
city
environment
Jeddah
26.4 ug/m3
city
Dammam
35.8 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Jeddah
157 Mbps
city
Dammam
120 Mbps
city
demographics
Jeddah
3.0%
city
Dammam
1.8%
city
economy
Jeddah
10.5%
city
Dammam
7.5%
city
economy
Jeddah
$2,784/mo
city
Dammam
$4,572/mo
city
education
Jeddah
71.7
city
Dammam
76.7
city
environment
Jeddah
49.9
city
Dammam
60.8
city
environment
Jeddah
21.5 ug/m3
city
Dammam
28.5 ug/m3
city
health
Jeddah
72.7 years
city
Dammam
73.9 years
city
health
Jeddah
29.6%
city
Dammam
29.8%
city
housing
Jeddah
11.8x
city
Dammam
9.2x
city
housing
Jeddah
$2,333/mo
city
Dammam
$1,066/mo
city
housing
Jeddah
$10,546/sqm
city
Dammam
$8,492/sqm
city
jobs
Jeddah
5.7%
city
Dammam
8.2%
city
quality
Jeddah
5.1
city
Dammam
5.4
city
religion
Jeddah
23.1%
city
Dammam
23.5%
city
religion
Jeddah
37.7%
city
Dammam
58.2%
city
religion
Jeddah
48.7%
city
Dammam
73.9%
city
safety
Jeddah
58.9 per 100k
city
Dammam
49.7 per 100k
city
safety
Jeddah
23.2 per 100k
city
Dammam
10.5 per 100k
city
transport
Jeddah
75.6
city
Dammam
71.9
city