Copenhagen vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
97
48
🏙️ Population
667K
1.27M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 151% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 650th and 5251st ($2656 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 4th and 6890th 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
$21.8
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$4370

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950