Barcelona vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
98
62
😀 Quality of life
88
39
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.27M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 94% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2198th and 5883rd ($1887 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 238th and 7063rd 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
$16.1
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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