Mumbai vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$392
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$1724
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
82
62
😀 Quality of life
64
39
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.27M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 26% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6838th and 5883rd ($716 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 4476th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$4830

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283

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