Mecca vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$371	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	42	63
😀 Quality of life	54	38
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.27M

The cost of living in Mecca is 6% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5632nd and 5917th ($979 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5982nd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Soweto

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	Mecca	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$3805

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507

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