Dresden vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$637
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
65
63
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
566K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dresden is 40% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4158th and 5331st ($1448 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 96th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Soweto

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Dresden Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$5012

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$1412
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$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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$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