Dallas vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
91
44
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.27M

The cost of living in Dallas is 185% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 689th and 6110th ($2497 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 4th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 116th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952