Ibadan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$424
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
47
62
😀 Quality of life
33
39
🏙️ Population
2.55M
1.27M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 22% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5883rd ($759 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ibadan compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 7660th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.3
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.15
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.59
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1870
$4830

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$699
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$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621

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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