Milan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
98
63
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.27M

The cost of living in Milan is 126% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1228th and 5331st ($2328 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 276th and 7513th 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
$20.1
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$5012

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653

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