Jerusalem vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$1509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	77	62
😀 Quality of life	85	44
🏙️ Population	936K	1.27M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 123% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1907th and 6110th ($1948 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Israel and South Africa, respectively. Check Israel vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 276th and 6750th 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	$16.1	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$2867

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$776
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$889
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$637
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$631
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$783
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$751
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$845
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$746
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$866
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$682
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$719
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$631
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$656
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$633
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$603
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$558
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$739
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$535
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$447
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$511
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$753
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$554
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$978
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1084
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$550
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$952