Belgrade vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2936
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$607
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1179
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
50
62
😀 Quality of life
70
44
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.27M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 34% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4511th and 6110th ($1172 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Serbia and South Africa, respectively. Check Serbia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 2979th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2463
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7519
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$967
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$585
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$733
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$681
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$807
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$673
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$645
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$737
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$767
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$849
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$678
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$604
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$704
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$719
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$742
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$702
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$661
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$663
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$545
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$664
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$722
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$755
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$702
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$835
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1028
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$648
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$706
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$691
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1004
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$742
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$675
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$672
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$806
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$777

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952