Frankfurt vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$1598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	87	63
😀 Quality of life	94	38
🏙️ Population	776K	1.27M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 116% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1863rd and 5917th ($1989 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 47th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Soweto

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	Frankfurt	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$3805

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595

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