Dammam vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$514	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	30
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	903K	486K

The cost of living in Dammam is 2% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5152nd and 5257th ($1059 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1491st and 6487th 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	$7.52	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$5490

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851