Cape Town vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$681
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
56
40
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
3.78M
903K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 22% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4637th and 5502nd ($1231 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6312th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Dammam

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Cape Town Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$8640

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517