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Ad Dammam vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Ad Dammam is 26.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% less in Ad Dammam
Groceries: pay 15.7% more in Ad Dammam
Transportation: pay 71.0% more in Ad Dammam
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Ad Dammam
Childcare: pay 38.9% less in Ad Dammam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.4% more in Ad Dammam
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Ad Dammam

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ad Dammam are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Ad Dammam. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ad Dammam.

Ad Dammam vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ad Dammam instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 26.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Ad Dammam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$6.67 SAR25.02	-44.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$8.00 SAR30.02	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.76 SAR2.86	-44.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.30 SAR1.14	-50.2%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 15.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Ad Dammam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.27 SAR4.76	+49.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.09 SAR11.59	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$6.44 SAR24.16	+39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.23 SAR8.36	+32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.47 SAR13.01	+40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.05 SAR3.95	+30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.72 SAR2.72	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.69 SAR2.57	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.74 SAR2.78	-54.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.58 SAR2.19	+36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.64 SAR2.41	+89.6%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 71.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Ad Dammam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$2.35 SAR8.83	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$39.99 SAR150.10	+9.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$22,663.49 SAR85,055.48	-38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$24.66 SAR92.56	+330.6%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Moscow	Ad Dammam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$54.61 SAR204.94	+598.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$415.94 SAR1,561.02	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$353.28 SAR1,325.86	-50.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$89.49 SAR335.84	-19.1%
Average			+115.7%

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pay 38.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Ad Dammam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$422.16 SAR1,584.37	-35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$8,265.51 SAR31,020.23	-42.1%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Ad Dammam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.13 SAR8.01	-48.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.07 SAR11.51	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$8.00 SAR30.02	+168.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$77.77 SAR291.86	+74.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$14.53 SAR54.54	+121.4%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Ad Dammam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$67.99 SAR255.17	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$53.86 SAR202.13	+12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$91.76 SAR344.39	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$87.99 SAR330.22	-43.9%
Average			-16.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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