Munich vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
90
63
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
1.51M
1.27M

The cost of living in Munich is 145% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 863rd and 5331st ($2525 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 44th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Soweto

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Munich Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714

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