Jerusalem vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	78	63
😀 Quality of life	85	38
🏙️ Population	936K	1.27M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 129% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1551st and 5917th ($2114 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 10th in South Africa, while ranked 374th and 7204th 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	$22.2	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$3805

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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