Leipzig vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1659
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3917
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$833
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2965
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
620K
1.27M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 61% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3360th and 5331st ($1659 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th and 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Leipzig ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 106th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Soweto

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Leipzig Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1315
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.5
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5495
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2418
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13142
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1505
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1398
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1408
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1380
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1399
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1416
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1363
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1407
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1482
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1416
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1161
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1440
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1299
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1410
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1482
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1445
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1244
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1530
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1415
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1131
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1335
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1269
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1462
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1316
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1414
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1430
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1416
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1428
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1381
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1417
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1448
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1410
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965