Jeddah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$512	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	45	63
😀 Quality of life	76	38
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.27M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 24% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4650th and 5917th ($1146 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 860th and 7204th 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	$6.67	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$3805

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003