Auckland vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	32	62
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.27M

The cost of living in Auckland is 127% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1357th and 5883rd ($2205 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in New Zealand and South Africa, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 150th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Soweto

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	Auckland	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$4830

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

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