Dublin vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
593K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dublin is 189% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 300th and 5883rd ($2810 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ireland and South Africa, respectively. Check Ireland vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 21st and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$4830

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659

Cities near Soweto

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