Kyiv vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$456
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
68
45
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 11% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6330th and 5704th ($879 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ukraine and South Africa, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 4632nd and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915