Amman vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$392
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
65
63
😀 Quality of life
73
48
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.27M

The cost of living in Amman is 4% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5560th and 5251st ($1013 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jordan and South Africa, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 2560th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Soweto

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Amman Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950