Dresden vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$706
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
65
63
😀 Quality of life
92
48
🏙️ Population
566K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dresden is 45% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3968th and 5251st ($1531 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 117th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$4370

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$1494
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$1525
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$1502
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$1474
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$1103
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$1497
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$1280
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$1273
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$1200
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$1478
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$1464
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$1479
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$1510
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$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
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$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
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$1382
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$1401
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$1146
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$1188
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$1576
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$1652
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$1276
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$1375
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$1196
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$1171
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$958
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$1089
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$765
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$892
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$865
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$967
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$792
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$1049
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$950
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$791
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$1017
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$826
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$910
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$875
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$899
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$826
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$901
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$697
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$731
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$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
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$662
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$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
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$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
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$763
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$628
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$630
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$927
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$551
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$716
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$583
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$966
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$948
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$633
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