Buenos Aires vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$536
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
79
63
😀 Quality of life
77
48
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.27M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 14% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4761st and 5251st ($1207 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 1226th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Soweto

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Buenos Aires Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950