Soweto vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Soweto	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$984	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$567	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1672	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	15
😀 Quality of life	45	53
🏙️ Population	1.27M	886K

The cost of living in Soweto is 8% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5704th and 5095th ($984 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7050th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tabuk

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	Soweto	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.53	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.3	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$724	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.99	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3811	$8498

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Cities near Soweto

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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233