Dhahran (Az-Zahran)
- Population
- 100,000
- Coordinates
- 26.29° N, 50.11° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
- Prices for
- Sep 2026
One person needs about $1,182 a month in Dhahran (Az-Zahran), rent included: 80% less than in New York. The average net salary is $2,841 a month.
Livability
Seven domain scores, weighted. 6 of them have data for Dhahran (Az-Zahran); a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.
- Purchasing power25%90
- Safetycountry20%63
- Health carecountry15%56
- Climate10%No data
- Air qualitycountry10%42
- Connectivitycountry10%47
- Cost10%64
How each domain is scored
- Purchasing power, 25%
- What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
- Safety, 20%
- Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
- Health care, 15%
- Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
- Climate, 10%
- Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
- Air quality, 10%
- 30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
- Connectivity, 10%
- Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
- Cost, 10%
- Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
- Livability rank in Saudi Arabia
- #3
- Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
- #1,186
What it costs
US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.
Prices
55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.
Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).
| Item | Dhahran (Az-Zahran) | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | |||
| Meal, inexpensive restaurant | $5.33 | $25.00 | −79% |
| Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses) | $39.95 | $140 | −71% |
| McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal) | $6.26 | $14.00 | −55% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught) | $1.86 | $8.00 | −77% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant) | $1.60 | $10.00 | −84% |
| Cappuccino (regular) | $3.91 | $6.37 | −39% |
| Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle) | $0.71 | $3.80 | −81% |
| Water (0.33 l bottle) | $0.18 | $2.89 | −94% |
| Markets | |||
| Milk (1 l) | $1.60 | $1.36 | +18% |
| Loaf of fresh white bread (500g) | $0.98 | $4.68 | −79% |
| Rice, white (1 kg) | $1.95 | $6.97 | −72% |
| Eggs (12) | $3.84 | $5.73 | −33% |
| Local cheese (1 kg) | $8.61 | $17.38 | −50% |
| Chicken fillets (1 kg) | $11.10 | $15.11 | −27% |
| Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat) | $13.76 | $17.77 | −23% |
| Apples (1 kg) | $2.13 | $6.11 | −65% |
| Bananas (1 kg) | $1.42 | $2.20 | −35% |
| Oranges (1 kg) | $1.78 | $5.77 | −69% |
| Tomato (1 kg) | $1.78 | $6.25 | −72% |
| Potato (1 kg) | $1.51 | $3.47 | −56% |
| Onion (1 kg) | $0.98 | $4.17 | −76% |
| Lettuce (1 head) | $1.95 | $2.72 | −28% |
| Water (1.5 l bottle) | $0.89 | $2.50 | −64% |
| Bottle of wine, mid-range | $4.79 | $20.00 | −76% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle) | $1.61 | $3.21 | −50% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle) | $2.44 | $3.96 | −38% |
| Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro) | $5.59 | $19.00 | −71% |
| Transport | |||
| One-way ticket, local transport | $0.80 | $3.00 | −73% |
| Monthly pass, regular price | — | $140 | — |
| Taxi start, normal tariff | $1.33 | $3.00 | −56% |
| Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff | $3.33 | $2.18 | +53% |
| Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff | $9.32 | $42.00 | −78% |
| Gasoline (1 l) | $0.62 | $1.10 | −44% |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car) | $52,733 | $35,458 | +49% |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car) | $20,405 | $25,309 | −19% |
| Utilities, per month | |||
| Basic utilities, 85m² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage) | — | — | — |
| Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data) | $43.06 | $73.50 | −41% |
| Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL) | $66.18 | $71.93 | −8% |
| Sports and leisure | |||
| Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult) | $195 | $126 | +55% |
| Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend) | $93.22 | $62.38 | +49% |
| Cinema, 1 seat, international release | $10.65 | $23.00 | −54% |
| Childcare | |||
| Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child) | $66.58 | $3,366 | −98% |
| International primary school (yearly, 1 child) | $13,317 | $60,589 | −78% |
| Clothing and shoes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar) | $51.49 | $72.80 | −29% |
| 1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M) | $42.61 | $53.22 | −20% |
| 1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range | $75.46 | $118 | −36% |
| 1 pair of men's leather business shoes | $88.78 | $125 | −29% |
| Rent, per month | |||
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre | $360 | $4,417 | −92% |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre | $453 | $3,033 | −85% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre | — | $9,242 | — |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre | — | $5,461 | — |
| Buying an apartment | |||
| Price per square meter, apartment in city centre | — | $18,759 | — |
| Price per square meter, apartment outside centre | — | $6,523 | — |
| Salary and financing | |||
| Average monthly net salary, after tax | $2,841 | $5,178 | −45% |
| Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%) | 4.50% | 6.49% | −2.0 pts |
Three years of prices
Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.
Show the monthly values
| Month | Core basket index | Rent, 1 bedroom | Net salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | — | $360 | $2,841 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | — | $358 | $2,831 |
| Dec 2025 | — | $400 | $2,844 |
| Nov 2025 | — | $400 | $2,844 |
| Oct 2025 | — | $400 | $2,578 |
| May 2025 | 77.1 | — | $2,600 |
| Dec 2024 | 37.0 | — | $2,595 |
| Nov 2024 | 39.7 | — | $2,595 |
| Oct 2024 | 39.8 | — | $2,596 |
| Sep 2024 | 42.8 | — | $2,599 |
| Aug 2024 | — | — | — |
| Jul 2024 | — | — | — |
| Jun 2024 | — | — | — |
| May 2024 | — | — | — |
| Apr 2024 | — | — | — |
| Mar 2024 | — | — | — |
| Feb 2024 | — | — | — |
| Jan 2024 | — | — | — |
| Dec 2023 | — | — | — |
| Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| Oct 2023 | — | — | — |
Safety
Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.
Country-level: the livability score uses Saudi Arabia's safety figure
No crime survey has been published for Dhahran (Az-Zahran) yet.
Quality of life
Numbeo's published indices for Dhahran (Az-Zahran). Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.
Numbeo has not ranked Dhahran (Az-Zahran) on quality of life.
Climate
Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.
No monthly climate normals for Dhahran (Az-Zahran) yet.
- Annual mean
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- Warmest month
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- Coldest month
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- Rain a year
- —
- HumidityRelative, annual mean
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- SunshineSolar energy per day
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- Clear-sky daysA year
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- Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 °C
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Air, internet and housing
The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.
Air
Country-level estimateNo air-quality readings for Dhahran (Az-Zahran).
Internet
Saudi Arabia median; city not listed- Upload
- 93Mbps, fixed
- Latency
- 6ms, fixed
- Mobile download
- 225Mbps
- Mobile latency
- 23ms
Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.
Housing
No property survey for Dhahran (Az-Zahran) yet.
Cities like Dhahran (Az-Zahran)
In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.
About these numbers
What the figures on this page rest on.
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
- Contributors
- 5Numbeo price survey
- Latest prices
- Sep 20261 readings that month
- Months with prices
- 5 of 12Last 12 months
- Items priced
- 89%3 basket items from the country median
- Location
- Matched to the extended GeoNames list
- Index rebuilt
- 24 Sept 2026