Dhahran - Post Report Question and Answers
What is your housing like? What are typical housing sizes, locations, and commute times for expatriates?
Plethora of western style housing compounds. Depending on where you reside, commute times vary, however, driving in KSA is aggravating no matter where you live and will affect your commute time. Most housing compounds are serviced by third-country national laborers such as Indians, Pakistanis, Filipinos, Bangladeshis, etc. - Apr 2016
Housing is all on compound and there are a number of different options. Most are housed on the Consulate compound or a compound approximately 15 minutes away. There is a shuttle service. - Jul 2015
Most every expat lives on a residential compound. These are spread throughout the Khobar, Dahran area. Everything is fairly close together, my commute was a 20-minute drive (with heavy traffic). - Jun 2015
Consulate compound housing is older government quarters with no commute time; off-compound housing is comprised of pretty nice villas and commute time is around 30 minutes. - Jan 2014
Houses/duplexes within closed/gated community compounds all around Khobar/Dammam. - Oct 2012
About 2/3rds live on compound in either a large stone home built in the early 1950's by Italian POWs or in small prefab homes. The other 1/3rd live in either apartments or townhomes in secured Western compounds around the area. - Apr 2008
