Dammam vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$514	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	73
😀 Quality of life	75	60
🏙️ Population	903K	4.8M

The cost of living in Dammam is 12% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4745th ($1059 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 1491st and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dammam	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$5103

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965