Antwerp vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$832
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$1598
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
87
63
😀 Quality of life
89
38
🏙️ Population
529K
1.27M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 78% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2896th and 5917th ($1640 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th 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 10th in South Africa, while ranked 203rd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$3805

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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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