Living and working in Dammam & Khobar
A single professional should budget around SAR 8,400 per month here, excluding school fees.
Living in Dammam and Khobar
The Eastern Province, centred on the energy industry, with the longest-established international community in the Kingdom.
- Housing typically offers the best value of the three major areas.
- Community: decades of expatriate presence around the energy sector means deep-rooted networks and schools.
- Bahrain is accessible over the King Fahd Causeway, which many residents treat as a regular weekend option.
- Work: oil and gas, petrochemicals, heavy industry and the engineering around them.