Sharjah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Sharjah | Soweto | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Sharjah is 39% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4144th and 5251st ($1473 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Africa comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 352nd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Sharjah vs Soweto
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| Sharjah | Soweto | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 10 km or 6.2 mi |  Ajman | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Dubai | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Fujairah | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Al Ain | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 222 km or 138 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 337 km or 210 mi |  Seeb | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Nizwa | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Muscat | |
| 388 km or 241 mi |  Doha | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Al Khor | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Jahrom | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Fasa | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Jiroft | |
| 456 km or 283 mi | Sirjan | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Manama | |
| 492 km or 306 mi | Riffa | |
| 493 km or 307 mi | Isa Town | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bam | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Chabahar | |
| 534 km or 332 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Dammam | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Shiraz | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 564 km or 350 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Qatif | |
| 566 km or 352 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Kerman | |
| 575 km or 358 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Borazjan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Jubail | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 699 km or 434 mi | Yasuj | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Zahedan | |
| 734 km or 456 mi | Yazd | |
| 771 km or 479 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Soweto
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Johannesburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Randburg | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Sandton | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Benoni | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 56 km or 34 mi | Centurion | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Springs | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Pretoria | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Brits | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Bethal | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Middelburg | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Welkom | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 249 km or 155 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Gaborone | |
| 282 km or 175 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Kanye | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Molepolole | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 329 km or 204 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Vryheid | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maseru | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Manzini | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Kimberley | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Palapye | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Serowe | |
| 461 km or 286 mi |  Matola | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Maputo | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Durban | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Francistown | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Xai-Xai |