Amsterdam vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	95	63
😀 Quality of life	95	38
🏙️ Population	921K	1.27M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 203% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 331st and 5917th ($2791 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Netherlands and South Africa, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 29th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Soweto

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	Amsterdam	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$3805

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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