Antwerp vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$841
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
87
62
😀 Quality of life
89
44
🏙️ Population
529K
1.27M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 89% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2878th and 6110th ($1650 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Belgium and South Africa, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 161st and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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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