Edinburgh vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$1598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
88
63
😀 Quality of life
94
38
🏙️ Population
488K
1.27M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 132% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1491st and 5917th ($2140 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 34th and 7204th 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
$17.4
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$3805

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003