Essen vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$682
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
587K
1.27M

The cost of living in Essen is 48% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3860th and 5251st ($1561 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 6th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 17th and 6890th 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
$17
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$4370

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950