Dammam vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$458	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$1672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	40	63
😀 Quality of life	78	45
🏙️ Population	903K	1.27M

The cost of living in Dammam is 2% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5502nd and 5704th ($1008 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th 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 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 1077th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Soweto

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	Dammam	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$3811

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915