Hamburg City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2172
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5195
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1961
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$611
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$270
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3668
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
84
63
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.27M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 121% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1536th and 5704th ($2172 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 41st and 7050th 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
$20.9
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2245
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9266
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.19
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.9
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.7
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27074
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1633
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1605
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1602
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1649
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1559
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1611
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1635
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1588
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1610
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1666
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1537
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1566
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1743
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1601
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1572
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1585
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1640
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1589
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1527
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1678
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1589
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1579
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1527
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1543
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1796
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1326
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1785
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1515
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1536
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1564
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1421
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1591
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1623
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1429

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915