Hamburg City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
84
63
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.27M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 112% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1511th and 5331st ($2189 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 38th and 7513th 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
$17.5
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457

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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