Medina vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$353
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
20
62
😀 Quality of life
67
39
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.27M

The cost of living in Medina is 12% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6257th and 5883rd ($853 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 3833rd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$4830

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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045