Mumbai vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$401
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
82
62
😀 Quality of life
65
44
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.27M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 19% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6110th ($706 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Mumbai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 4571st and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.62
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$2867

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952