Ljubljana vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1719
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3951
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.8
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
40
63
😀 Quality of life
81
43
🏙️ Population
284K
1.27M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 67% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3144th and 5331st ($1719 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Slovenia and South Africa, respectively. Check Slovenia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 653rd and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Soweto

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Ljubljana Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1303
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6691
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$655
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14187
$5012

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$1431
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$1188
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1396
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1347
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1409
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1659
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1342
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1648
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1372
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1381
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1517
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1072
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1279
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1487
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1681
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1029
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1409
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1409
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1556
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$661
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1441
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1144
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1747
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1734
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1607
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1659
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$917
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$733
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1929
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1876
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$586
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1533

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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