Cologne vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.27M

The cost of living in Cologne is 100% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2104th and 5704th ($1968 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 23rd and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915