Milan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$1598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
98
63
😀 Quality of life
86
38
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.27M

The cost of living in Milan is 119% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1772nd and 5917th ($2022 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Italy and South Africa, respectively. Check Italy vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 341st and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Soweto

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Milan Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$3805

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003