Brisbane vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
66
62
😀 Quality of life
97
39
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.27M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 157% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 781st and 5883rd ($2491 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 15th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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