Beirut vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$549
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
75
63
😀 Quality of life
63
45
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.27M

The cost of living in Beirut is 28% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4577th and 5704th ($1261 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Lebanon and South Africa, respectively. Check Lebanon vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5475th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915