Essen vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$681
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
585K
1.27M

The cost of living in Essen is 57% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3595th and 5883rd ($1525 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 5th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 31st and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$4830

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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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