Buenos Aires vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$365
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
79
62
😀 Quality of life
71
44
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.27M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 10% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6407th and 6110th ($791 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 2311th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952