Beirut vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$598
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
74
63
😀 Quality of life
62
48
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.27M

The cost of living in Beirut is 28% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5251st ($1353 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5682nd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Soweto

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Beirut Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Soweto

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