Soweto vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Soweto	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1777	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$568	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1724	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	15
😀 Quality of life	39	45
🏙️ Population	1.27M	886K

The cost of living in Soweto is 2% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5883rd and 5787th ($971 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7063rd and 6510th 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	$6.55	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$544	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.43%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$917	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.04	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.52	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4830	$4277

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Cities near Soweto

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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881