Medina vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$659
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
23
63
😀 Quality of life
69
43
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.27M

The cost of living in Medina is 13% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4843rd and 5331st ($1164 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 4103rd and 7513th 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
$5.45
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$5012

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$791
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$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
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378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965