Dublin vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
593K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dublin is 183% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 223rd and 5251st ($2992 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ireland and South Africa, respectively. Check Ireland vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 36th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Soweto

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Dublin Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$4370

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950