Nagoya vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3636
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$544
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1573
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2123
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
62
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.27M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 37% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4446th and 6110th ($1196 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nagoya compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Nagoya ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 73rd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nagoya Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1878
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13366
$2867

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966

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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