Abu Dhabi vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Soweto | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 86% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2486th and 5883rd ($1802 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Africa comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 405th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Soweto
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| Abu Dhabi | Soweto | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 117 km or 73 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Dubai | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Sharjah | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Ajman | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Soweto
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Johannesburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Randburg | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Sandton | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Benoni | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 56 km or 34 mi | Centurion | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Springs | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Pretoria | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Brits | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Bethal | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Middelburg | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Welkom | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 249 km or 155 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Gaborone | |
| 282 km or 175 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Kanye | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Molepolole | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 329 km or 204 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Vryheid | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maseru | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Manzini | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Kimberley | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Palapye | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Serowe | |
| 461 km or 286 mi |  Matola | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Maputo | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Durban | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Francistown | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Xai-Xai |