Buenos Aires vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$470
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
79
63
😀 Quality of life
74
38
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.27M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4694th and 5917th ($1130 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 1194th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$3805

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003