Copenhagen vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
93
62
😀 Quality of life
97
39
🏙️ Population
644K
1.27M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 156% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 795th and 5883rd ($2483 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Denmark and South Africa, respectively. Check Denmark vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 9th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$6.74
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045