Jeddah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$583
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
45
63
😀 Quality of life
76
43
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.27M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 17% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4730th and 5331st ($1210 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 1324th and 7513th 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
$5.59
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$5012

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$1031
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965