Addis Ababa vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$407
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
32
62
😀 Quality of life
40
44
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.27M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5819th and 6110th ($923 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and South Africa, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7141st and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952