Adelaide vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$1598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
94
38
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.27M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 114% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1894th and 5917th ($1978 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 46th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$3805

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1795
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1691
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1631
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1291
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1390
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1668
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1691
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1981
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1625
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1601
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2194
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1620
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1645
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1619
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1671
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1600
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1643
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1654
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1727
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2023
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1768
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1702
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1511
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1616
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1538
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1651
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1416
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1584
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1824
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2252
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2106
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2539
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2099
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1448
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1185
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1431
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1681

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003