Bratislava vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3697
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$884
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1756
$1631
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
67
63
😀 Quality of life
81
48
🏙️ Population
479K
1.27M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 48% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3861st and 5251st ($1561 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Slovakia and South Africa, respectively. Check Slovakia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 669th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Soweto

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Bratislava Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6104
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4214
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$746
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14476
$4370

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$1451
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1335
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2213
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1898
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$930
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1114
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1180
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$1036
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1278
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1284
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1196
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$875
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1291
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$989
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1263
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$991
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1639
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1404
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1312
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1036
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1026
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1281
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1247
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1246
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1119
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1153
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1130
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1394
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$998

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950