Jeddah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$495
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
45
62
😀 Quality of life
73
44
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.27M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 26% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4731st and 6110th ($1100 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and South Africa, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 1616th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$2867

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$1361
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
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$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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$908
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$776
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$889
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$637
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$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