Ibadan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$262
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$126
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$78
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
47
62
😀 Quality of life
34
44
🏙️ Population
2.55M
1.27M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 70% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 9275th and 6110th ($262 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 7930th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.63
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.61
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.24
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$0.3
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.19
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.9
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.41
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$173
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.58
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.21
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.62
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.26
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.6
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$532
$2867

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$407
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$826
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$250
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$310
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$448
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$314
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$243
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
173 km or 107 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$697
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$272
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$732
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$677
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$315
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$351
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$617
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$678
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$354
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$616
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$617
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$616
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$325
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$482
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$313
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$620
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$353
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$507
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$290
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$288
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$330
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$327
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$233
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$446
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$512
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$497
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$582
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$210
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$237
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$443
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$265

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952