Dammam vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$432	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$681
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	39	16
😀 Quality of life	71	42
🏙️ Population	903K	94.9K

The cost of living in Dammam is 80% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5279th and 8054th ($1005 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Eswatini, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 2267th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Mbabane

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	Dammam	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$4606

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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

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550