Ahmedabad vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Ahmedabad Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1074
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$578
$509
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$521
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$1274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
57
63
😀 Quality of life
54
45
🏙️ Population
7.65M
1.27M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 3% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6097th and 6020th ($832 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Ahmedabad ranked 22nd best city to live in India vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5982nd and 6605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$83.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.08
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$5.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$46
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.6
$85.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1365
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$336
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$333
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$331
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$333
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$330
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$306
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$379
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$388
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$426
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$234
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$248
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$429
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$333
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$354
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$355
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$337
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$311
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$331
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$366
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$362
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$370
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$359
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$388
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$328
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$331
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$506
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$303
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$314
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$625
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$312
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$231
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$469
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$350
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$330
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$371
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$215
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$304

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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