Riyadh vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1627
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3576
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$931
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1463
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2496
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
80
45
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.27M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 65% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3418th and 5704th ($1627 vs $984) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 759th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$451
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9818
$3811

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915