Buenos Aires vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$402
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
79
62
😀 Quality of life
72
39
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.27M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 6% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6099th and 5883rd ($909 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Argentina and South Africa, respectively. Check Argentina vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 1789th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045