Amman vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$358
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
63
62
😀 Quality of life
69
44
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.27M

The cost of living in Amman is 12% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5457th and 6110th ($981 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and South Africa, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 3121st and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$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
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952