Ahmedabad vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$222
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
56
62
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
7.65M
1.27M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 42% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8477th and 6110th ($505 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5867th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952