Cape Town vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2432
🏠 One person rent	$484	$432
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$2103
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	55	39
😀 Quality of life	60	71
🏙️ Population	434K	903K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 12% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6078th and 5279th ($881 vs $1005) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5406th and 2267th 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	$7.47	$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$8580

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543