Brisbane vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
66
63
😀 Quality of life
97
43
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.27M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 125% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1241st and 5331st ($2323 vs $1031) 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 3rd and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Soweto

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Brisbane Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965