Cologne vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$967
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
96
44
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.27M

The cost of living in Cologne is 100% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2484th and 6110th ($1752 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 12th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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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