Jeddah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$584
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
45
63
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.27M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 14% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4757th and 5251st ($1209 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 990th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Soweto

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Jeddah Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$4370

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$906
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$893
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$902
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$942
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$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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$1171
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$958
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$1089
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$765
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$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
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$583
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$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