Bucharest vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$449
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
76
62
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.27M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 10% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6110th ($961 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and South Africa, respectively. Check Romania vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 703rd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952