Los Angeles vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7625
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$2019
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$3688
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$715
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6398
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
99
62
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
3.9M
1.27M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 262% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 72nd and 6110th ($3165 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 4th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 34th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Soweto

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Los Angeles Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.42
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1717
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4161
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3237
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7697
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6904
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.95
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$140
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2020
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31623
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862

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