Athens vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$675
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
90
62
😀 Quality of life
78
39
🏙️ Population
643K
1.27M

The cost of living in Athens is 41% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4177th and 5883rd ($1366 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 658th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Soweto

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Athens Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$4830

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Soweto

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