Malaga vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$941
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
24
62
😀 Quality of life
78
39
🏙️ Population
586K
1.27M

The cost of living in Malaga is 57% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3616th and 5883rd ($1519 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Spain and South Africa, respectively. Check Spain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 654th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045