Brisbane vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
66
63
😀 Quality of life
98
45
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.27M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 110% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1813th and 5704th ($2065 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 9th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915