Nagoya vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3605
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$533
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1385
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2483
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
62
😀 Quality of life
93
39
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.27M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 29% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4466th and 5883rd ($1248 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Nagoya compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 65th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nagoya Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1099
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2567
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.29
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$611
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12650
$4830

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1026
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1042
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$997
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1006
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1016
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$990
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$993
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1054
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1025
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$979
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1031
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$972
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1029
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$967
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1028
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$991
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1027

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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