Crete vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$647
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
32
63
😀 Quality of life
64
48
🏙️ Population
623K
1.27M

The cost of living in Crete is 29% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4439th and 5251st ($1360 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Greece and South Africa, respectively. Check Greece vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5413th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Soweto

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Crete Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

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