Melbourne vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
100
39
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.27M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 147% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 923rd and 5883rd ($2397 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

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

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Melbourne Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

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