Dammam vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$494
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
40
63
😀 Quality of life
76
48
🏙️ Population
903K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dammam is 2% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5399th and 5251st ($1037 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 1421st and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$4370

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
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$716
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$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950