Gujranwala vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gujranwala	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$280	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$732	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$77.1	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$119	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$116	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$1724
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	43	62
😀 Quality of life	24	39
🏙️ Population	2.03M	1.27M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 71% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 9276th and 5883rd ($280 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th in Pakistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Pakistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Gujranwala ranked 11th best city to live in Pakistan vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 8673rd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Soweto

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	Gujranwala	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.28	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.42	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.25	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$36.1	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$107	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$69.2	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.96	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.67	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.93	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.68	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$6.76	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.45	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.46	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.4	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3170	$4830

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$308
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$330
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$335
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$406
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$500
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$328
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$373
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$319
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$407
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$456
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$312
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$378
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$310
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$439
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$430
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$388
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$277
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$323
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$360
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$358
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$397
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$358
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$374
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$372
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$286
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$338
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$354
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$371
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$252
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$284
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$328

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