Dammam vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$494	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	30
😀 Quality of life	76	55
🏙️ Population	903K	431K

The cost of living in Dammam is 1% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5399th and 5494th ($1037 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Namibia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1421st and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Windhoek

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	Dammam	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$5907

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892