Doha vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
41
63
😀 Quality of life
84
48
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.27M

The cost of living in Doha is 91% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1994th and 5251st ($2014 vs $1057) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 537th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Soweto

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Doha Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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