Dubai vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
64
62
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.27M

The cost of living in Dubai is 155% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1218th and 6110th ($2229 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 189th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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