Medina vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$696	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	20	63
😀 Quality of life	66	38
🏙️ Population	1.41M	1.27M

The cost of living in Medina is 32% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4439th and 5917th ($1215 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 3899th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Soweto

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	Medina	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$3805

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

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