Doha vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$1598
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
45
63
😀 Quality of life
80
38
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.27M

The cost of living in Doha is 93% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2449th and 5917th ($1779 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Qatar and South Africa, respectively. Check Qatar vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 562nd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$3805

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$1709
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$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003