Athens vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$722
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1631
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
81
48
🏙️ Population
643K
1.27M

The cost of living in Athens is 38% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4184th and 5251st ($1462 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Greece and South Africa, respectively. Check Greece vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 639th and 6890th 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
$16.7
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950