Dubai vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1724
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
64
62
😀 Quality of life
86
39
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.27M

The cost of living in Dubai is 138% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1098th and 5883rd ($2309 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 306th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045