Genoa vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1649
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3880
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$794
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2089
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
30
63
😀 Quality of life
80
48
🏙️ Population
559K
1.27M

The cost of living in Genoa is 56% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3453rd and 5251st ($1649 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in Italy and South Africa, respectively. Check Italy vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Genoa compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Genoa ranked 34th best city to live in Italy vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 756th and 6890th 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
$16.2
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$907
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3815
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1265
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.8
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.2
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12007
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1660
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1471
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1354
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1602
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1618
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1342
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1458
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1375
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1490
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1606
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1445
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1769
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1338
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1294
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1371
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1778
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1556
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1432
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1290
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2370
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1425
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1652
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1885
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1516
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1817
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1675
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1622
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1595
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7861
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1275
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1637
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1631
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1582

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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