Medan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$185
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
55
63
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.27M

The cost of living in Medan is 56% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8850th and 5251st ($461 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 6th in Indonesia and South Africa, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 6907th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Soweto

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Medan Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$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
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950