Dammam vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$494	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	73
😀 Quality of life	76	65
🏙️ Population	903K	4.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 11% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5399th and 4839th ($1037 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and South Africa, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 1421st and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Johannesburg

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	Dammam	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950