Frankfurt vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
87
62
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
773K
1.27M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 117% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1589th and 5883rd ($2102 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 36th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$4830

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045