Dammam vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$458	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	40	16
😀 Quality of life	78	42
🏙️ Population	903K	60.7K

The cost of living in Dammam is 68% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5502nd and 7826th ($1008 vs $599) 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 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 1077th and 7530th 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	$6.42	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$4704

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587