Belgrade vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$622	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	51	63
😀 Quality of life	71	38
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.27M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 26% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4605th and 5917th ($1160 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Serbia and South Africa, respectively. Check Serbia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 2157th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Soweto

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	Belgrade	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$3805

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003