Addis Ababa vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$758
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
34
63
😀 Quality of life
45
48
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.27M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 20% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4635th and 5251st ($1269 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and South Africa, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 7273rd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Soweto

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Addis Ababa Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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