Genoa vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1498
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3708
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$684
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1852
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
30
62
😀 Quality of life
74
39
🏙️ Population
559K
1.27M

The cost of living in Genoa is 54% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3705th and 5883rd ($1498 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in Italy and South Africa, respectively. Check Italy vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Genoa compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Genoa ranked 53rd best city to live in Italy vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 1237th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Genoa Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3598
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1781
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.73
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13426
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1543
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1380
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1396
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1553
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1425
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1200
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1449
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1280
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1429
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1494
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1357
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1724
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1248
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1131
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1333
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1616
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1510
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1305
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1262
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2146
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1306
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1420
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1502
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1613
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1460
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1559
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1557
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1314
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1441
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7469
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1454
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1164
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1428
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1478
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1444

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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