Amman vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$383	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	63	62
😀 Quality of life	68	39
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.27M

The cost of living in Amman is 3% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5667th and 5883rd ($1004 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 3456th and 7063rd 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	$7.7	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$4830

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045