Cordoba vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cordoba	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$972	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2392	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$345	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$607	$1631
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	42	63
😀 Quality of life	67	48
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.27M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 8% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5869th and 5251st ($972 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 6th in Argentina and South Africa, respectively. Check Argentina vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Cordoba ranked 3rd best city to live in Argentina vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 4885th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Soweto

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	Cordoba	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.8	$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	39.65%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1480	$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.65	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.13	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$208	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3770	$4370

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$844
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$701
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$800
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$692
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$759
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$792
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$786
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$764
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$789
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$836
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$829
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$577
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$730
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$760
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$766
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$737
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$675
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$677
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$589
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$848
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$897
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$892
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$860
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$882
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$893
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$907
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$695
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$792
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$908
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$1012
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$633
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$682
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$642
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$622
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$911

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