Essen vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$642
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
587K
1.27M

The cost of living in Essen is 47% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3925th and 5331st ($1519 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 23rd and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Soweto

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Essen Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$5012

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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