Dortmund vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$675
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
81
43
🏙️ Population
595K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 44% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4048th and 5331st ($1482 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 7th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 625th and 7513th 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
$14.8
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965