Copenhagen vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
93
62
😀 Quality of life
96
44
🏙️ Population
644K
1.27M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 173% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 872nd and 6110th ($2387 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Denmark and South Africa, respectively. Check Denmark vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 9th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

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