Riyadh vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$946
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
70
63
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.27M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 54% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3529th and 5251st ($1632 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 879th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$4370

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$793
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$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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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