Buenos Aires vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$555
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
79
63
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.27M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 21% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4647th and 5331st ($1247 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 1053rd and 7513th 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
$17.5
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965