Barcelona vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
98
63
😀 Quality of life
90
48
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.27M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 100% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5251st ($2116 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 205th and 6890th 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
$17.8
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Soweto

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