Hamburg City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
84
63
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.27M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 108% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1513th and 5251st ($2194 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 31st and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Soweto

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Hamburg City Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

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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