Belgrade vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$719
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.27M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 31% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4429th and 5331st ($1349 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Serbia and South Africa, respectively. Check Serbia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 2274th and 7513th 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
$12.3
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

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