Dammam vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$419	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$761
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	39	16
😀 Quality of life	73	38
🏙️ Population	903K	60.7K

The cost of living in Dammam is 59% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5777th and 7532nd ($989 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.4 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 1641st and 7128th 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	$6.51	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$5172

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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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585