Cape Town vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$775
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
55
63
😀 Quality of life
58
43
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.27M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 34% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4336th and 5331st ($1386 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in South Africa.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Ranked 2nd vs 10th best cities to live in South Africa, and 6134th vs 7513th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Soweto

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Cape Town Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

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