Jeddah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$511
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
45
62
😀 Quality of life
75
39
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.27M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 16% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4828th and 5883rd ($1123 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 1110th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$4830

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$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
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$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
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$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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$1079
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$874
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$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