Dortmund vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$750
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
595K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 55% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3504th and 5251st ($1637 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 6th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 33rd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Soweto

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Dortmund Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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