Kyiv vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$367
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
70
62
😀 Quality of life
65
44
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 13% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6536th and 6110th ($760 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ukraine and South Africa, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 4566th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Soweto

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