Copenhagen vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
97
43
🏙️ Population
667K
1.27M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 148% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 805th and 5331st ($2555 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Denmark and South Africa, respectively. Check Denmark vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Soweto

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Copenhagen Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$5012

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965