Kawasaki vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$674
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
99
63
😀 Quality of life
93
48
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 32% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5251st ($1399 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 62nd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Soweto

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Kawasaki Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950