Buenos Aires vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$496
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
78
63
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.27M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 16% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4856th and 5704th ($1139 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Argentina and South Africa, respectively. Check Argentina vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 1059th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

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