Male vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Male	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3008	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$809	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.7	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	7	62
😀 Quality of life	61	39
🏙️ Population	133K	1.27M

The cost of living in Male is 33% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5883rd ($1295 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Maldives and South Africa, respectively. Check Maldives vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 5145th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Soweto

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	Male	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$98.8	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.54%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2675	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.2	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.38	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.27	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3225	$4830

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352

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