Copenhagen vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$1598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	93	63
😀 Quality of life	97	38
🏙️ Population	644K	1.27M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 153% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1085th and 5917th ($2333 vs $923) 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 10th and 7204th 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	$18.8	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$3805

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003