Jerusalem vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	78	63
😀 Quality of life	87	45
🏙️ Population	936K	1.27M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 149% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 950th and 5704th ($2447 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Israel and South Africa, respectively. Check Israel vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 351st and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Soweto

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	Jerusalem	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$3811

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915