Antwerp vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$929
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$382
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
87
63
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
529K
1.27M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 78% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2660th and 5331st ($1834 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 7th in Belgium and South Africa, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 190th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Soweto

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Antwerp Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965