Barcelona vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
98
62
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.27M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 103% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6110th ($1773 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Spain and South Africa, respectively. Check Spain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 193rd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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