Adelaide vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$509
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$521
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$1274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
93
45
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.27M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 123% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1929th and 6020th ($1915 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 55th and 6605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$83.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$5.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$46
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$85.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$905
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$732
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$896
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$726
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$808
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$778
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$747
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$792
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$748
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$644
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$596
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$751
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$757
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$908
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$696
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$748
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$613
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$720
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$667
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$605
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$675
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$811
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$619
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$480
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$665
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$546
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$595
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$773
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$532
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$541
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1043
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1066
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$796
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$536
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1103