Antwerp vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1818
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4384
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$909
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2918
$1672
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
87
63
😀 Quality of life
91
45
🏙️ Population
529K
1.27M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 85% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2669th and 5704th ($1818 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 196th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.94%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4402
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$646
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1737
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1791
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1512
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1571
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1745
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2175
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1639
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1823
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1794
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1846
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2028
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1729
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1889
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1867
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1858
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1931
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1845
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1742
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2374
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2087
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1816
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1811
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1726
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1835
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2025

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915