SA flag
Dammam

Saudi Arabia

vs
SA flag
Jeddah

Saudi Arabia

Climate

Dammam logs 6 outdoor-dinner months a year to Jeddah's 10 — Jeddah wins by 4. Dammam also leads on hot days by 34.

DammamJeddah
Sunny days
341352
Hot days
212246
Frost days
00
Rainy days
1013
Outdoor dinner months
6/1210/12
Avg wind
4.6 m/s4.8 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,4033,472
Darkest month sun
233 hrs/mo248 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.510.6

Dammam

Feels-like °C

14
18
23
31
37
43
45
44
40
34
25
19

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Jeddah

Feels-like °C

24
24
29
34
37
39
38
39
39
36
31
27

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Jeddah averages $1,392/mo for balanced living; Dammam has no cost baseline yet.

Dammam

monthly · balanced

Jeddah

$1,392

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,066Comfort $2,416
Cheaper than 67%in Among 15 Middle East cities

Mobility

Jeddah scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Dammam has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5
DammamJeddah
FlightsAirport

Culture

Jeddah's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Dammam's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.3/5
Jeddah leads

Nature & Outdoors

Jeddah scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Dammam has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.2/5
DammamJeddah
SeaLakesRunningCampingBeachSurfingDiving

Safety

Jeddah scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Dammam has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
3.8/5
DammamJeddah
RoadFlooding

Career

Jeddah scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Dammam has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
DammamJeddah
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Jeddah scores 2.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Dammam has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
DammamJeddah
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixUrban EnergyGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Jeddah scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Dammam has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
DammamJeddah
Delivery

Family

Jeddah scores 2.2 on family (0–5 scale); Dammam has no family baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5
DammamJeddah
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesGroceriesGymSpa

Healthcare

Jeddah scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Dammam has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
DammamJeddah
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Dammam averages 77.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Jeddah's 74.7 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Jeddah breathes ~4% cleaner air (2.9 µg/m³ lower).

Dammam

Jeddah

77.6µg/m³
74.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Dammam (2.6M) and Jeddah (4.8M) are 1.8x in population — Jeddah is the larger metro, Dammam the smaller; on land area Jeddah spans roughly 1.4x more ground.

1.6x

Jeddah is roughly 1.6x the scale of Dammam

Combined population & area comparison

SA flagJeddah
1.6x
SA flagDammam
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.SA flagJeddah4.8M1.8x
2.SA flagDammam2.6M1x
Area
1.SA flagJeddah696 km²1.4x
2.SA flagDammam508 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
28 km40 km

SA flagDammam

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
32 km49 km

SA flagJeddah

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Dammam vs Jeddah

Which is cheaper, Dammam or Jeddah?
Jeddah has an estimated monthly cost of $1,392.
How does the climate compare between Dammam and Jeddah?
Sunny days: 341 vs 352 d — Jeddah higher Annual sunshine: 3,403 vs 3,472 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 233 vs 248 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 212 vs 246 d — Dammam lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 10 vs 13 d — Similar
Is Dammam or Jeddah safer?
Jeddah has a safety score of 3.8/5.
Should I move to Dammam or Jeddah?
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