Brisbane vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
66
63
😀 Quality of life
97
38
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.27M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 118% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1792nd and 5917th ($2016 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th 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 4th best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$3805

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003