Bern vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
80
62
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
135K
1.27M

The cost of living in Bern is 159% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 743rd and 5883rd ($2512 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 5th in Switzerland and South Africa, respectively. Check Switzerland vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 33rd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$4830

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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