Munich vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
90
63
😀 Quality of life
94
48
🏙️ Population
1.51M
1.27M

The cost of living in Munich is 136% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 889th and 5251st ($2499 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 38th and 6890th 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
$19.1
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950