Ibadan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$421
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
48
63
😀 Quality of life
37
45
🏙️ Population
2.55M
1.27M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 24% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6862nd and 5704th ($752 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 7th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8155th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.02
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.95%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.66
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.66
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.13
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.12
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.5
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1891
$3811

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$664
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$1013
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$778
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$705
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1102
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$644
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
173 km or 107 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$743
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$664
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$793
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$598
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$632
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$926
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$699
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$835
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1051
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$703
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$705
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$684
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$878
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$652
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$852
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$712
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$417
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1774
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$563
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1514
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$961
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$676
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$674
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$600
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$630
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$668
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$822
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$393
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$397
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$576
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$652

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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