Ahmedabad vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ahmedabad	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$452	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1122	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$166	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.1	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$467	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	57	63
😀 Quality of life	54	38
🏙️ Population	7.65M	1.27M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 51% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8848th and 5917th ($452 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5984th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Soweto

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	Ahmedabad	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.02	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.12	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.86%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.32	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.6	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1659	$3805

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
47 km or 29 mi	Nadiad	$382
66 km or 41 mi	Mehsana	$389
103 km or 64 mi	Vadodara	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Godhra	$371
148 km or 92 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
200 km or 124 mi	Rajkot	$311
206 km or 128 mi	Udaipur	$310
208 km or 130 mi	Surat	$771
234 km or 145 mi	Navsari	$286
256 km or 159 mi	Ratlam	$311
299 km or 186 mi	Bhuj	$288
314 km or 195 mi	Pali	$324
327 km or 203 mi	Ujjain	$298
332 km or 206 mi	Bhilwara	$340
336 km or 209 mi	Indore	$367
343 km or 213 mi	Malegaon	$378
343 km or 213 mi	Porbandar	$333
359 km or 223 mi	Nashik	$333
381 km or 237 mi	Jalgaon	$348
385 km or 239 mi	Jodhpur	$366
397 km or 246 mi	Vasai	$284
407 km or 253 mi	Kota	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
424 km or 264 mi	Kalyan	$381
430 km or 267 mi	Thane	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Ajmer	$279
447 km or 278 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
451 km or 280 mi	Aurangabad	$350
453 km or 281 mi	Mumbai	$716
456 km or 283 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
495 km or 308 mi	Bhopal	$363
501 km or 311 mi	Hyderabad	$334
519 km or 322 mi	Pune	$513
523 km or 325 mi	Akola	$295
537 km or 333 mi	Vidisha	$331
544 km or 338 mi	Jaipur	$376
553 km or 343 mi	Nawabshah	$325
560 km or 348 mi	Bikaner	$297
571 km or 355 mi	Sikar	$350

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