Bangalore vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$249	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	74	62
😀 Quality of life	68	39
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.27M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 40% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8023rd and 5883rd ($578 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 3393rd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Soweto

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	Bangalore	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$4830

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

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