Soweto vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Soweto	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$620	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1631	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	16
😀 Quality of life	48	57
🏙️ Population	1.27M	886K

The cost of living in Soweto is 2% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5251st and 5149th ($1057 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6890th and 6188th 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	$7.11	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.5	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$779	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.53	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.28	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.44	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4370	$8518

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Cities near Soweto

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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403