Moscow vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
72
43
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.27M

The cost of living in Moscow is 63% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3277th and 5331st ($1678 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Russia and South Africa, respectively. Check Russia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 2774th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Soweto

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Moscow Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

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