Barcelona vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
98
63
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.27M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 106% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1659th and 5331st ($2129 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Spain and South Africa, respectively. Check Spain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 174th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Soweto

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Barcelona Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965