Jerusalem vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
77
63
😀 Quality of life
86
48
🏙️ Population
936K
1.27M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 135% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 911th and 5251st ($2483 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 410th and 6890th 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
$25.6
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$4370

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950