Al Ain vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$612
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
37
62
😀 Quality of life
79
44
🏙️ Population
767K
1.27M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 29% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4616th and 6110th ($1132 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 496th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$2867

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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$908
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$776
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$889
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$637
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$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
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$609
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$554
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$978
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$1084
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$780
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$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952