Athens vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$633
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
90
62
😀 Quality of life
78
44
🏙️ Population
664K
1.27M

The cost of living in Athens is 47% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4210th and 6110th ($1287 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Greece and South Africa, respectively. Check Greece vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 560th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$2867

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Soweto

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