Dresden vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$729
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
65
62
😀 Quality of life
89
39
🏙️ Population
563K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dresden is 51% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3857th and 5883rd ($1462 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 203rd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$4830

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$1413
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$1386
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$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
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$1216
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$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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$1079
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$874
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$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
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$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045