Medina vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$663
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
23
63
😀 Quality of life
69
48
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.27M

The cost of living in Medina is 11% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4849th and 5251st ($1168 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 4347th and 6890th 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
$5.5
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$4370

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$1209
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$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950