Antwerp vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$893
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
87
62
😀 Quality of life
89
39
🏙️ Population
529K
1.27M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 82% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2671st and 5883rd ($1762 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 176th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045