Dublin vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2858
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6400
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1880
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$3325
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4105
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
593K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dublin is 190% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 315th and 5704th ($2858 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 21st and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.9
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2001
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1600
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3623
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2903
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7908
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6270
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.6
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.7
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.6
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1314
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9426
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2402
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2443
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2902
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1955
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2010
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1912
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1879
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2359
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1884
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2205
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1484
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1703
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2159
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2768
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1712
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1551
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1655
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1815
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1804
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1831
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1834
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1937
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1832
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1813
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1682
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2472
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1729
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1778
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2023
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1802
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1680
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1873
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1883
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1840
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1652
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1839
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1723

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915