Alexandria vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	50	63
😀 Quality of life	48	38
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.27M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 66% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 9165th and 5917th ($316 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Egypt and South Africa, respectively. Check Egypt vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6367th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Soweto

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	Alexandria	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$3805

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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