Dated cost examples
Six dated, itemised examples from 2027-01-19 to 2027-01-25: 6 nights and 7 days for two adults sharing one room, which is 14 person-days. Prices are as observed in October 2026, cover ground costs only, and are not multiplied out to other party sizes or trip lengths.
Dated planning example for two adults sharing one room, 19–25 January 2027: seven days and six nights, flights excluded. Hotel offers observed 1 October 2026 (quoted in EUR); dinner menu checked 2 October 2026. Breakfast and daytime lunch are MTC allowances, so this is a qualified estimate, not a fully supplier-quoted basket, a booking quote or an annual default.
Sheraton is room only; Wyndham Garden and Braira include breakfast for two, so 12 breakfasts are deducted once there. Breakfast and daytime lunch are MTC gross allowances of 40 SAR per person-meal, not supplier prices; dinner is priced from Yume Sushi's official menu. The hotels are ordered by the hotel price alone: the cheapest room-only quote ends up costing more in total than the breakfast-included Wyndham Garden.
Budget · Example A
Total for two adults
1,584.13 USD
Lowest hotel quote, but room only: once breakfasts are budgeted, this hotel's examples cost more in total than the Wyndham Garden examples with breakfast included.
113.15 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights (listed charges included)
1 × 708.89 EUR (stay) = 708.89 EUR ≈ 804.94 USD
Source-backed: Sheraton Dammam Hotel & Convention Centre, Classic Room with two twin/single beds, room only (breakfast sold separately). Quoted 708.89 EUR including the listed VAT 15% (92.46 EUR) and municipality fee 5% (29.35 EUR); converted at 1.1355 USD per EUR (Banca d'Italia reference dated 30 September 2026), not the provider's own conversion.
Breakfast per adult (MTC allowance)
14 × 40 SAR (person-breakfast) = 560 SAR ≈ 149.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-breakfast — not a Yume price, a hotel price or a supplier quote. Breakfasts included by the hotel are deducted exactly once.
Daytime lunch per adult (MTC allowance)
14 × 40 SAR (person-lunch) = 560 SAR ≈ 149.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-lunch — Yume opens at 16:00, so daytime lunch is not a Yume price or a supplier quote. This keeps the meal basket a qualified estimate, not fully supplier-quoted.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 43 SAR (person-dinner) = 602 SAR ≈ 160.53 USD
Source-backed: Yume Sushi, Dammam — official iCashier menu checked 2 October 2026, VAT included. Open 16:00–00:00, so it is used for dinner only. Dinner basket A: chicken katsu curry with rice, 43 SAR. Dinner basket B: the same katsu curry 43 + chicken gyoza (4 pieces) 39 = 82 SAR — two menu items, not a three-course dinner. Not every unlisted service fee is assumed to be zero. One menu used as a price marker, not a city average or a suggested daily diet.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 40 SAR (party-day) = 280 SAR ≈ 74.67 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary budget for additional drinks only, not a supplier quote or a hydration recommendation.
Dammam airport (DMM) car allowance, each way
2 × 150 SAR (direction) = 300 SAR ≈ 80.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget for two adults, not a fare; Dammam airport (DMM) only — leave it out if you arrive by road.
Local car ride allowance
12 × 35 SAR (ride) = 420 SAR ≈ 112.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget, not a quoted fare or guaranteed coverage; rides within central Dammam and the dinner trip. Khobar, Dhahran and Bahrain are excluded.
Optional activities allowance per adult
2 × 100 SAR (adult) = 200 SAR ≈ 53.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary planning budget; no named ticket or admission is promised.
Hotel: Sheraton Dammam Hotel & Convention Centre — Classic Room, two twin/single beds; room only (breakfast sold separately). Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay the property before arrival. Listed hotel taxes and fees are included once; unlisted extras need reconfirming and are not guaranteed to be zero, so this is not a guaranteed final bill.
Budget · Example B
Total for two adults
1,729.73 USD
Lowest hotel quote, but room only: once breakfasts are budgeted, this hotel's examples cost more in total than the Wyndham Garden examples with breakfast included.
123.55 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights (listed charges included)
1 × 708.89 EUR (stay) = 708.89 EUR ≈ 804.94 USD
Source-backed: Sheraton Dammam Hotel & Convention Centre, Classic Room with two twin/single beds, room only (breakfast sold separately). Quoted 708.89 EUR including the listed VAT 15% (92.46 EUR) and municipality fee 5% (29.35 EUR); converted at 1.1355 USD per EUR (Banca d'Italia reference dated 30 September 2026), not the provider's own conversion.
Breakfast per adult (MTC allowance)
14 × 40 SAR (person-breakfast) = 560 SAR ≈ 149.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-breakfast — not a Yume price, a hotel price or a supplier quote. Breakfasts included by the hotel are deducted exactly once.
Daytime lunch per adult (MTC allowance)
14 × 40 SAR (person-lunch) = 560 SAR ≈ 149.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-lunch — Yume opens at 16:00, so daytime lunch is not a Yume price or a supplier quote. This keeps the meal basket a qualified estimate, not fully supplier-quoted.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 82 SAR (person-dinner) = 1,148 SAR ≈ 306.13 USD
Source-backed: Yume Sushi, Dammam — official iCashier menu checked 2 October 2026, VAT included. Open 16:00–00:00, so it is used for dinner only. Dinner basket A: chicken katsu curry with rice, 43 SAR. Dinner basket B: the same katsu curry 43 + chicken gyoza (4 pieces) 39 = 82 SAR — two menu items, not a three-course dinner. Not every unlisted service fee is assumed to be zero. One menu used as a price marker, not a city average or a suggested daily diet.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 40 SAR (party-day) = 280 SAR ≈ 74.67 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary budget for additional drinks only, not a supplier quote or a hydration recommendation.
Dammam airport (DMM) car allowance, each way
2 × 150 SAR (direction) = 300 SAR ≈ 80.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget for two adults, not a fare; Dammam airport (DMM) only — leave it out if you arrive by road.
Local car ride allowance
12 × 35 SAR (ride) = 420 SAR ≈ 112.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget, not a quoted fare or guaranteed coverage; rides within central Dammam and the dinner trip. Khobar, Dhahran and Bahrain are excluded.
Optional activities allowance per adult
2 × 100 SAR (adult) = 200 SAR ≈ 53.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary planning budget; no named ticket or admission is promised.
Hotel: Sheraton Dammam Hotel & Convention Centre — Classic Room, two twin/single beds; room only (breakfast sold separately). Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay the property before arrival. Listed hotel taxes and fees are included once; unlisted extras need reconfirming and are not guaranteed to be zero, so this is not a guaranteed final bill.
Mid-range · Example A
Total for two adults
1,459.42 USD
104.24 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights (listed charges included)
1 × 711.78 EUR (stay) = 711.78 EUR ≈ 808.23 USD
Source-backed: Wyndham Garden Dammam, Superior Room (non-smoking), breakfast for two. Quoted 711.78 EUR including the listed VAT 15% (92.84 EUR) and municipality fee 5% (29.47 EUR); converted at 1.1355 USD per EUR (Banca d'Italia reference dated 30 September 2026), not the provider's own conversion.
Breakfast per adult (MTC allowance)
2 × 40 SAR (person-breakfast) = 80 SAR ≈ 21.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-breakfast — not a Yume price, a hotel price or a supplier quote. Breakfasts included by the hotel are deducted exactly once.
Daytime lunch per adult (MTC allowance)
14 × 40 SAR (person-lunch) = 560 SAR ≈ 149.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-lunch — Yume opens at 16:00, so daytime lunch is not a Yume price or a supplier quote. This keeps the meal basket a qualified estimate, not fully supplier-quoted.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 43 SAR (person-dinner) = 602 SAR ≈ 160.53 USD
Source-backed: Yume Sushi, Dammam — official iCashier menu checked 2 October 2026, VAT included. Open 16:00–00:00, so it is used for dinner only. Dinner basket A: chicken katsu curry with rice, 43 SAR. Dinner basket B: the same katsu curry 43 + chicken gyoza (4 pieces) 39 = 82 SAR — two menu items, not a three-course dinner. Not every unlisted service fee is assumed to be zero. One menu used as a price marker, not a city average or a suggested daily diet.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 40 SAR (party-day) = 280 SAR ≈ 74.67 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary budget for additional drinks only, not a supplier quote or a hydration recommendation.
Dammam airport (DMM) car allowance, each way
2 × 150 SAR (direction) = 300 SAR ≈ 80.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget for two adults, not a fare; Dammam airport (DMM) only — leave it out if you arrive by road.
Local car ride allowance
12 × 35 SAR (ride) = 420 SAR ≈ 112.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget, not a quoted fare or guaranteed coverage; rides within central Dammam and the dinner trip. Khobar, Dhahran and Bahrain are excluded.
Optional activities allowance per adult
2 × 100 SAR (adult) = 200 SAR ≈ 53.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary planning budget; no named ticket or admission is promised.
Hotel: Wyndham Garden Dammam — Superior Room (non-smoking); breakfast included for two adults. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 18 January 2027; pay the property before arrival. Listed hotel taxes and fees are included once; unlisted extras need reconfirming and are not guaranteed to be zero, so this is not a guaranteed final bill.
Mid-range · Example B
Total for two adults
1,605.02 USD
114.64 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights (listed charges included)
1 × 711.78 EUR (stay) = 711.78 EUR ≈ 808.23 USD
Source-backed: Wyndham Garden Dammam, Superior Room (non-smoking), breakfast for two. Quoted 711.78 EUR including the listed VAT 15% (92.84 EUR) and municipality fee 5% (29.47 EUR); converted at 1.1355 USD per EUR (Banca d'Italia reference dated 30 September 2026), not the provider's own conversion.
Breakfast per adult (MTC allowance)
2 × 40 SAR (person-breakfast) = 80 SAR ≈ 21.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-breakfast — not a Yume price, a hotel price or a supplier quote. Breakfasts included by the hotel are deducted exactly once.
Daytime lunch per adult (MTC allowance)
14 × 40 SAR (person-lunch) = 560 SAR ≈ 149.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-lunch — Yume opens at 16:00, so daytime lunch is not a Yume price or a supplier quote. This keeps the meal basket a qualified estimate, not fully supplier-quoted.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 82 SAR (person-dinner) = 1,148 SAR ≈ 306.13 USD
Source-backed: Yume Sushi, Dammam — official iCashier menu checked 2 October 2026, VAT included. Open 16:00–00:00, so it is used for dinner only. Dinner basket A: chicken katsu curry with rice, 43 SAR. Dinner basket B: the same katsu curry 43 + chicken gyoza (4 pieces) 39 = 82 SAR — two menu items, not a three-course dinner. Not every unlisted service fee is assumed to be zero. One menu used as a price marker, not a city average or a suggested daily diet.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 40 SAR (party-day) = 280 SAR ≈ 74.67 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary budget for additional drinks only, not a supplier quote or a hydration recommendation.
Dammam airport (DMM) car allowance, each way
2 × 150 SAR (direction) = 300 SAR ≈ 80.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget for two adults, not a fare; Dammam airport (DMM) only — leave it out if you arrive by road.
Local car ride allowance
12 × 35 SAR (ride) = 420 SAR ≈ 112.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget, not a quoted fare or guaranteed coverage; rides within central Dammam and the dinner trip. Khobar, Dhahran and Bahrain are excluded.
Optional activities allowance per adult
2 × 100 SAR (adult) = 200 SAR ≈ 53.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary planning budget; no named ticket or admission is promised.
Hotel: Wyndham Garden Dammam — Superior Room (non-smoking); breakfast included for two adults. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 18 January 2027; pay the property before arrival. Listed hotel taxes and fees are included once; unlisted extras need reconfirming and are not guaranteed to be zero, so this is not a guaranteed final bill.
Premium · Example A
Total for two adults
1,907.58 USD
136.26 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights (listed charges included)
1 × 1,106.46 EUR (stay) = 1,106.46 EUR ≈ 1,256.39 USD
Source-backed: Braira Al Dammam, Deluxe Twin Room, breakfast for two. Quoted 1,106.46 EUR including the listed VAT 15% (144.32 EUR) and municipality fee 5% (45.82 EUR); converted at 1.1355 USD per EUR (Banca d'Italia reference dated 30 September 2026), not the provider's own conversion.
Breakfast per adult (MTC allowance)
2 × 40 SAR (person-breakfast) = 80 SAR ≈ 21.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-breakfast — not a Yume price, a hotel price or a supplier quote. Breakfasts included by the hotel are deducted exactly once.
Daytime lunch per adult (MTC allowance)
14 × 40 SAR (person-lunch) = 560 SAR ≈ 149.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-lunch — Yume opens at 16:00, so daytime lunch is not a Yume price or a supplier quote. This keeps the meal basket a qualified estimate, not fully supplier-quoted.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 43 SAR (person-dinner) = 602 SAR ≈ 160.53 USD
Source-backed: Yume Sushi, Dammam — official iCashier menu checked 2 October 2026, VAT included. Open 16:00–00:00, so it is used for dinner only. Dinner basket A: chicken katsu curry with rice, 43 SAR. Dinner basket B: the same katsu curry 43 + chicken gyoza (4 pieces) 39 = 82 SAR — two menu items, not a three-course dinner. Not every unlisted service fee is assumed to be zero. One menu used as a price marker, not a city average or a suggested daily diet.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 40 SAR (party-day) = 280 SAR ≈ 74.67 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary budget for additional drinks only, not a supplier quote or a hydration recommendation.
Dammam airport (DMM) car allowance, each way
2 × 150 SAR (direction) = 300 SAR ≈ 80.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget for two adults, not a fare; Dammam airport (DMM) only — leave it out if you arrive by road.
Local car ride allowance
12 × 35 SAR (ride) = 420 SAR ≈ 112.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget, not a quoted fare or guaranteed coverage; rides within central Dammam and the dinner trip. Khobar, Dhahran and Bahrain are excluded.
Optional activities allowance per adult
2 × 100 SAR (adult) = 200 SAR ≈ 53.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary planning budget; no named ticket or admission is promised.
Hotel: Braira Al Dammam — Deluxe Twin Room; breakfast included for two adults. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 18 January 2027; pay the property before arrival. Listed hotel taxes and fees are included once; unlisted extras need reconfirming and are not guaranteed to be zero, so this is not a guaranteed final bill.
Premium · Example B
Total for two adults
2,053.18 USD
146.66 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights (listed charges included)
1 × 1,106.46 EUR (stay) = 1,106.46 EUR ≈ 1,256.39 USD
Source-backed: Braira Al Dammam, Deluxe Twin Room, breakfast for two. Quoted 1,106.46 EUR including the listed VAT 15% (144.32 EUR) and municipality fee 5% (45.82 EUR); converted at 1.1355 USD per EUR (Banca d'Italia reference dated 30 September 2026), not the provider's own conversion.
Breakfast per adult (MTC allowance)
2 × 40 SAR (person-breakfast) = 80 SAR ≈ 21.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-breakfast — not a Yume price, a hotel price or a supplier quote. Breakfasts included by the hotel are deducted exactly once.
Daytime lunch per adult (MTC allowance)
14 × 40 SAR (person-lunch) = 560 SAR ≈ 149.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): MTC gross planning allowance of 40 SAR per person-lunch — Yume opens at 16:00, so daytime lunch is not a Yume price or a supplier quote. This keeps the meal basket a qualified estimate, not fully supplier-quoted.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 82 SAR (person-dinner) = 1,148 SAR ≈ 306.13 USD
Source-backed: Yume Sushi, Dammam — official iCashier menu checked 2 October 2026, VAT included. Open 16:00–00:00, so it is used for dinner only. Dinner basket A: chicken katsu curry with rice, 43 SAR. Dinner basket B: the same katsu curry 43 + chicken gyoza (4 pieces) 39 = 82 SAR — two menu items, not a three-course dinner. Not every unlisted service fee is assumed to be zero. One menu used as a price marker, not a city average or a suggested daily diet.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 40 SAR (party-day) = 280 SAR ≈ 74.67 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary budget for additional drinks only, not a supplier quote or a hydration recommendation.
Dammam airport (DMM) car allowance, each way
2 × 150 SAR (direction) = 300 SAR ≈ 80.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget for two adults, not a fare; Dammam airport (DMM) only — leave it out if you arrive by road.
Local car ride allowance
12 × 35 SAR (ride) = 420 SAR ≈ 112.00 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Planning budget, not a quoted fare or guaranteed coverage; rides within central Dammam and the dinner trip. Khobar, Dhahran and Bahrain are excluded.
Optional activities allowance per adult
2 × 100 SAR (adult) = 200 SAR ≈ 53.33 USD
MTC allowance (not a supplier price): Discretionary planning budget; no named ticket or admission is promised.
Hotel: Braira Al Dammam — Deluxe Twin Room; breakfast included for two adults. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 18 January 2027; pay the property before arrival. Listed hotel taxes and fees are included once; unlisted extras need reconfirming and are not guaranteed to be zero, so this is not a guaranteed final bill.
Not included: Flights, Visas and insurance, Shopping, Khobar, Dhahran and Bahrain trips
Reference exchange rates dated 2026-09-30: 1 EUR = 1.1355 USD · 1 USD = 3.75 SAR. Your card rate at payment may differ.
Rate source as recorded in the research: EUR 1 = USD 1.1355 — Banca d'Italia reference dated 30 September 2026 (hotel offers quoted in EUR, not the provider's conversion); SAR 3.75 per USD reference for menu and allowance lines. Not a card or retail rate
Practical notes
Arrival is King Fahd International Airport (DMM); the airport car allowance covers DMM to a Dammam city hotel only and is dropped if you drive in. Local rides cover central Dammam and the evening dining trip. Khobar, Dhahran and any Bahrain crossing need their own transport and accommodation budget.
Limits of these examples
Covers Dammam city and its waterfront. Khobar, Dhahran and Bahrain extensions are excluded. Prices are dated snapshots for 19–25 January 2027, not year-round ranges or calculator defaults; breakfast and lunch are planning allowances.
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