Melbourne vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
100
43
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.27M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 147% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 829th and 5331st ($2543 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 1st and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Soweto

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Melbourne Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965