Genoa vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1613
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$769
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1236
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
30
63
😀 Quality of life
80
43
🏙️ Population
559K
1.27M

The cost of living in Genoa is 56% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3528th and 5331st ($1613 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 7th in Italy and South Africa, respectively. Check Italy vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Genoa compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Genoa ranked 31st best city to live in Italy vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 664th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Soweto

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Genoa Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.3
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.68
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$868
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3726
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1181
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.3
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.77
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.1
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.76
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.4
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12735
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1578
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1429
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1335
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1563
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1565
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1320
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1479
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1386
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1469
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1556
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1416
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1725
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1320
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1264
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1330
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1803
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1541
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1394
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1271
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2328
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1467
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1426
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1659
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1835
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1568
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1808
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1706
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1613
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1555
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7483
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1669
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1226
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1624
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1497

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965