Leipzig vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1371
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$641
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2399
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
72
62
😀 Quality of life
91
44
🏙️ Population
625K
1.27M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 57% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3960th and 6110th ($1371 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 4th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 106th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5428
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10639
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204

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