Budapest vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$810
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$382
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
81
43
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.27M

The cost of living in Budapest is 53% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3675th and 5331st ($1580 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Hungary and South Africa, respectively. Check Hungary vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 646th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Soweto

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Budapest Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$5012

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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