Soweto vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Soweto	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$604	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$628	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	16
😀 Quality of life	43	57
🏙️ Population	1.27M	886K

The cost of living in Soweto is 0.5% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5331st and 5290th ($1031 vs $1036) 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 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7513th and 6204th 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	$6.93	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.5	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$760	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.05	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.13	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.15	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$243	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5012	$8604

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Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$742
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$997
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$784
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1015
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$994
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$902
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$872
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$811
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$903
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$691
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$723
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$691
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$663
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$607
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$882
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$494
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$611
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$904
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$549
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$590
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$912
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1014
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$938
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$632
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587