Mexico City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$774
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.27M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 35% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4274th and 5251st ($1428 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Mexico and South Africa, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 3354th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Soweto

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Mexico City Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$4370

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

Cities near Soweto

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