Dammam vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$494	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	39
😀 Quality of life	76	60
🏙️ Population	903K	236K

The cost of living in Dammam is 42% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5399th and 7094th ($1037 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Botswana, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 1421st and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Gaborone

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	Dammam	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$2881

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$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

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577