Chicago vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
96
39
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.27M

The cost of living in Chicago is 175% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 483rd and 5883rd ($2667 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 5th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 20th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$4830

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045