Beirut vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$555
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
75
62
😀 Quality of life
61
39
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.27M

The cost of living in Beirut is 20% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4691st and 5883rd ($1165 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lebanon and South Africa, respectively. Check Lebanon vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 4996th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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