Cape Town vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$603
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$2391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
55
39
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
3.78M
903K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 13% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4849th and 5777th ($1120 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5407th and 1641st 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
$7.8
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$8345

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547