Edinburgh vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
88
63
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
488K
1.27M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 122% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1307th and 5331st ($2295 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 7th in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 83rd and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Soweto

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Edinburgh Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$5012

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

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