Crete vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$532
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
33
62
😀 Quality of life
72
39
🏙️ Population
623K
1.27M

The cost of living in Crete is 22% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4641st and 5883rd ($1186 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 1944th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

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