Amsterdam vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
921K
1.27M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 191% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 612th and 6110th ($2545 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 9th in South Africa, while ranked 37th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$2867

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Soweto

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