Moroni vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Moroni	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1091	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2655	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$694	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1335	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.4	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	1	62
😀 Quality of life	26	39
🏙️ Population	74.7K	1.27M

The cost of living in Moroni is 12% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4999th and 5883rd ($1091 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Comoros and South Africa, respectively. Check Comoros vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moroni compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Moroni ranked 1st best city to live in Comoros vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 8483rd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moroni vs Soweto

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	Moroni	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.11	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.71	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$641	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1369	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1108	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.1	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.4	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1320	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.35	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.93	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.22	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.39	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13831	$4830

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Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1093
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1500
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1394
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$1190
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$736
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$675
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$639
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$601
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$516
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$519
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$560
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$498
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$500
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$670
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$457
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$515
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$591
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$502
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$534
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$564
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$574
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$433
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$548
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$834
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$543
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1000
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$403
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$482
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1079
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$953
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$745
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$571
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$662
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$535
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$810

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