Chisinau vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$428
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
51
62
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
639K
1.27M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 7% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6354th and 6110th ($810 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Moldova and South Africa, respectively. Check Moldova vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5671st and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Soweto

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