Hamburg City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
84
62
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.27M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 118% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2013th and 6110th ($1909 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 43rd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamburg City Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952