Hamburg City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
84
62
😀 Quality of life
94
39
🏙️ Population
1.89M
1.27M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 108% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1809th and 5883rd ($2022 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 42nd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamburg City Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388

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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