Dortmund vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$736
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
93
62
😀 Quality of life
78
39
🏙️ Population
593K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 57% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3604th and 5883rd ($1523 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 692nd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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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