Chicago vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.27M

The cost of living in Chicago is 167% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 375th and 5251st ($2822 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 22nd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Soweto

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Chicago Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$4370

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950