Adelaide vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2355
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4952
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1426
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2084
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3842
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.27M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 128% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1178th and 5331st ($2355 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 75th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Soweto

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Adelaide Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.12
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9174
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6193
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.21
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.5
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9256
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2133
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1905
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1876
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1493
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1606
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1896
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1933
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2179
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1813
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1816
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2543
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1834
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1913
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1825
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1810
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1915
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1936
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$2000
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2258
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1868
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1855
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1460
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1795
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1701
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1728
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1709
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2040
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2481
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2364
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2354
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1995
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1273
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1566
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1786

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965