Cape Town vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$773
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1994
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
55
40
😀 Quality of life
55
76
🏙️ Population
3.78M
903K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 32% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4432nd and 5399th ($1366 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6382nd and 1421st 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
$12.5
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$7883

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$1345
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$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
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$931
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$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529