Dallas vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
91
39
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.27M

The cost of living in Dallas is 163% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 700th and 5883rd ($2550 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 5th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 113th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

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