Doha vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
45
62
😀 Quality of life
79
44
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.27M

The cost of living in Doha is 114% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2137th and 6110th ($1872 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and South Africa, respectively. Check Qatar vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 501st and 6750th 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
$7.62
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952