Leipzig vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3783
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$764
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1542
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2738
$1598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
92
38
🏙️ Population
620K
1.27M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 64% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3353rd and 5917th ($1516 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 6th 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 14th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 87th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3984
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2535
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$372
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9452
$3805

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003