Male vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$805
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
64
48
🏙️ Population
133K
1.27M

The cost of living in Male is 24% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4552nd and 5251st ($1311 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Maldives and South Africa, respectively. Check Maldives vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5347th and 6890th 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
$6.02
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$4370

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$275
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$251
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$269
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$299
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$387
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$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
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$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
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$331
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$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
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$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
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$927
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$551
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$716
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$583
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$916
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$966
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$948
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$633
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$950