Riyadh vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$936
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
70
63
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.27M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 58% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3485th and 5331st ($1628 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 899th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Soweto

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Riyadh Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

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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