Dammam vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$419	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$1695
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	72
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	903K	4.43M

The cost of living in Dammam is 8% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5777th and 5069th ($989 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 1641st and 5446th 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	$6.51	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$5865

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Cities near Dammam

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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045