Dublin vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3020
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6615
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$2023
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$3441
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3998
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
593K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dublin is 193% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 214th and 5331st ($3020 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 42nd and 7513th 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
$19.4
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.3
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2081
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1740
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8583
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5735
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.39
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12713
$5012

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2464
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2480
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2518
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2264
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2012
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2043
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1923
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2373
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1878
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2236
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1485
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1763
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1985
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$3003
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1736
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1646
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1677
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1847
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1831
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1854
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1860
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1942
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1853
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1669
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2634
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1757
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1798
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2035
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1789
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1682
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1885
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1890
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1834
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1733
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1791
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1742

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965