Amman vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$368
$509
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$521
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
62
63
😀 Quality of life
70
45
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.27M

The cost of living in Amman is 12% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5708th and 6020th ($962 vs $860) 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 2687th and 6605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$83.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$46
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$85.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$905
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$732
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$896
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$726
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$808
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$778
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$747
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$792
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$748
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$644
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$596
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$751
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$757
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$908
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$696
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$748
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$613
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$720
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$667
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$605
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$675
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$811
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$619
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$480
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$665
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$546
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$595
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$773
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$532
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$541
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1043
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1066
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$796
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$536
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1103