London vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	98	44
🏙️ Population	8.91M	1.27M

The cost of living in London is 280% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 38th and 6110th ($3321 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Soweto

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	London	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$2867

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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