Dammam vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2441
🏠 One person rent
$419
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1086
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$781
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
28
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
903K
431K

The cost of living in Dammam is 18% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5777th and 6296th ($989 vs $840) 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1641st and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.93
🥤 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
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$5452

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$1267
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$878
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$1218
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$928
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$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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$779
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$833
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$818
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$797
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$832
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$807
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$790
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$766
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$761
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$741
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$654
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$690
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$692
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$718
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$809
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$600
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$663
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$859
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$554
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$670
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$689
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$943
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$585
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$652
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$717
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$848
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$774
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$971
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$696
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$788
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$874
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$997
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
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$736
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$909
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$1079
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$838
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$705
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$822