Medan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$200
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
52
62
😀 Quality of life
45
44
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.27M

The cost of living in Medan is 43% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6110th ($500 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6617th and 6750th 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
$2.34
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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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