Ibadan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2284
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$422
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$1598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
48
63
😀 Quality of life
33
38
🏙️ Population
2.55M
1.27M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 16% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6541st and 5917th ($776 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th 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 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7755th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1234
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$829
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$483
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.1
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.03
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.84
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1898
$3805

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$613
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$670
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$651
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$709
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$590
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$558
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$881
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$647
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$755
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$972
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$649
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$651
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$632
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$805
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$575
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$743
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$658
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$354
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$1611
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$462
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$1502
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$883
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$679
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$621
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$553
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$560
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$588
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$729
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$371
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$384
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$507
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Distance City Cost of living
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$993
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$837
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$953
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$672
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$785
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$773
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$807
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$678
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$906
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$820
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$695
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$889
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$722
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$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
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$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
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$780
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$665
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$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
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$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
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$442
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$657
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$631
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$567
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$814
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$540
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$640
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$583
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$964
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$1068
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$809
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$624
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