Frankfurt vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
87
62
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
759K
1.27M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 117% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2040th and 6110th ($1902 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 38th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$2867

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952