Ahmedabad vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$182
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$1724
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
56
62
😀 Quality of life
54
39
🏙️ Population
7.65M
1.27M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 51% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8798th and 5883rd ($471 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 5969th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$4830

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23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$424
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045