Frankfurt vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
87
63
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
776K
1.27M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 122% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1510th and 5704th ($2182 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$3811

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915