Riyadh vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$921
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
71
62
😀 Quality of life
77
39
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.27M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 63% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3292nd and 5883rd ($1586 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 796th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$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
$1005
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$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