Riyadh vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$996
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
71
62
😀 Quality of life
74
44
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.27M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 88% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2922nd and 6110th ($1642 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 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 1210th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$2867

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
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$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952