Frankfurt vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
88
63
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
776K
1.27M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 111% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1425th and 5251st ($2230 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 34th and 6890th 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
$18.6
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$4370

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

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