Dammam vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$419
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1724
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
39
62
😀 Quality of life
73
39
🏙️ Population
903K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dammam is 2% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5777th and 5883rd ($989 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 1641st and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2
🥤 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
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$4830

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
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$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
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$1116
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$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045