Medina vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$391
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
20
62
😀 Quality of life
52
44
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.27M

The cost of living in Medina is 2% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6017th and 6110th ($892 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 4th 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 Medina compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6150th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$2867

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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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